| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
LaRoque, Kent A.
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| URN |
etd-07012004-091055 |
| Title |
The 1934 Indian Reorganization Act and Indigenous Governance: A Comparison of Governance of Santa Clara Pueblo and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Nations -- 1991 – 2000 |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Political Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Dr. Jeff Corntassel |
Committee Chair |
| Dr. Scott Nelson |
Committee Member |
| Dr. Timothy Luke |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Native American Politics
- Federal Indian Policy
- Indigenous People
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| Date of Defense |
2004-06-23 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Native American communities are continually impacted by Federal Indian policy. Over one-half of all Native American nations function politically under the provisions of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA). There are claims that many of these Native American communities experience intra-tribal conflict due to the lack of congruence between the tribal governments formed under the IRA and cultural traditions of governance. This claim was investigated via a comparative trend analysis of the Santa Clara Pueblo, operating politically under the IRA provisions, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, operating under a constitutional form of governance outside of IRA provisions. After an historical analysis, an evaluation of tribal constitutions, and an examination of news media coverage for the period of 1991 – 2000, the project concluded that the legacies of the IRA are not the primary causal agent of intra-tribal conflict.
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