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Title & Authors	Disciplines	Themes	Tribes
A Colonial “Living History” Museum Addresses Colonialism: Plimoth Plantation in the 21st Century Nancy Koppelman	Anthropology Art History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Cultural Preservation Economic Development Education Reform Family and Youth Indian Identity Media Racism and Prejudice	Wampanoag
Aboriginal Education Funding: Who’s In Control? Alex Marshall	Education Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Tribal Governance
Alaska Native and American Indian Policy: A Comparative Case Linda Moon Stumpff	Anthropology Business and Management Geography History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty Tribal Governance Tribal Membership Enrollment and Citizenship	Alaska Native Morongo Navajo Onondaga Seminole Squaxin Island Tulalip
Alberta’s Oil Sands and the Rights of First Nations Peoples to Environmental Health Lori Lambert, PhD, DS	Environmental Studies Geology Health	Activism Climate Change Economic Development Energy Environmental Justice Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Natural Resources
Blowing in the Wind: The Navajo Nation and Uranium Jovana J. Brown, PhD and Lori Lambert, PhD, DS, RN	Environmental Studies Health	Economic Development Energy Health and Wellness	Navajo
Cape Wind and the Sacred Sunrise of the Wampanoag: A Victory for Whom? Kathleen M. Saul	Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Activism Economic Development Energy Sacred Sites
Child Care Considerations at the Skinny Raven Casino Gawlik, Dennis, Kate Lancaster, and Linda Lovett	Business and Management Economics Ethics Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Gaming Law and Justice Tribal Governance
Darkness to Dawn: Columbia River Native Tribes’ Science and Salmon Restoration Success Brian Footen	Anthropology Biology Economics Environmental Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Climate Change Cultural Preservation Economic Development Environmental Restoration Indigenous Science Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Natural Resources Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Nez Perce
Distributive Justice in Indian Country: Should Indian Tribes Share Casino Revenues? Sarah S. Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
Environmentalism Across Cultural Borders Sarah S Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics Environmental Studies Health Law Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Hopi Navajo
Hide and Skin: An Alaska Tannery Conundrum Jeri Rubin and Irfan Ahmed	Business and Management	Economic Development	Alaska Native Inupiaq
Is Anybody Listening? Charles Luckmann	Anthropology History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Cultural Preservation Economic Development Energy Federal and State Relations and Policy Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty Tribal Governance	Hopi Navajo
Native Gaming in the US Hai-Jew, Shalin	Business and Management Economics Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Tribal Governance
Pebbles of Gold or Salmon of Time: Pebble Mine and the Cultural and Environmental Economics of Alaska Natives Brian Footen	Biology Economics Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Salmon
Sacred Sites Sustaining Tribal Economies: The Mescalero Apache Henderson, Martha L.	Economics History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development Sacred Sites	Mescalero Apache
Salmon and Contamination in the Columbia River Lambert, Lori	Biology Chemistry Economics Environmental Studies Health History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Economic Development	Confederated Tribes of Yakama
Should the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Invest in a Woody Biomass Co-generation Facility? Kathleen M. Saul	Biology Business and Management Environmental Studies Native American Studies Quantitative Reasoning	Economic Development Energy	Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Should the Navajo Nation Build a Coal-Fired Power Plant? Jovana Brown and Nora Trahant	Environmental Studies	Activism Community Development Economic Development Energy Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Land	Navajo
Should Tribes Legalize Marijuana? Amber Seachord and Barbara Leigh Smith	Business and Management Economics Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Community Development Economic Development Family and Youth Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Alaska Native Apache Chipewyan Cree Chistochina Coast Salish People of Puget Sound Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Confederated Tribes of Yakama Cree Gila River Havasupai Hoh River Hopi Inuit Inupiaq Iroquois Lac de Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Lower Elwha Klallam Lummi Makah Mentasta Mescalero Apache Morongo Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium Mowachaht/Muchalaht Navajo Nez Perce Nisqually Ojibwe Onondaga Osage Papiez Confederated Tribes of Yakama Quileute Quinault Santa Clara Pueblo Seminole Skokomish Squaxin Island Swinomish Tulalip Wampanoag White Earth Nation
Sovereign Still From the Forest to the Plains Stumpff, Linda Moon	Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Economic Development Land Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai