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American Indian Community Data Profile, 2002
Namadji Youth and Elders Project Report, 2001
Forum Reports
1997 Fall: Tribal Sovereignty and
American Indian Leadership
1996 Fall: Tribal Governments: What will they look like in the year 2010?
1996 Spring: The Threatened State of Tribal Sovereignty
Tribal Sovereignty and American Indian Leadership - Introduction
In March, 1996, over one hundred American Indian and non-Indian community members joined to plan a series of public symposiums to be held over a five year period. The symposiums are a collaborative effort co-sponsored by the American Indian Research and Policy Institute (AIRPI), and the University of St. Thomas. The goal of these gatherings, called the American Indian Issues Symposiums, is to educate the public about the unique legal, political and cultural features of American Indians. The annual symposiums are a resource for educators, policy-makers, service providers, and various community members from American Indian and non-Indian communities seeking to become more knowledgeable about American Indian issues. The first symposium, "Tribal Sovereignty," was held in August, 1996.
This year, October, 1997, marked the Second Annual American Indian Issues Symposium. The 1997 theme, "Tribal Sovereignty and American Indian Leadership," arose from a discussion of the steering committee comprised of AIRPI, University of St. Thomas and American Indian community members.
Nine distinguished speakers spoke about tribal sovereignty, leadership and related issues. Two reports recently published by AIRPI, Tribal Sovereignty and Traditional American Indian Leadership: A Comparison with U.S. Governance, provided focus for the speakers. A concerted effort was made to include traditional American Indian views and to compare, and sometimes merge, them into contemporary government and leadership methods. In addition, symposium participants engaged in small group discussions regarding issues raised by the speakers. The following report is a summary of the various presentations and small group discussions.
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