ABSTRACT In the early 1970s, both the Canadian and United States federal governments introduced modern land claim agreements as a first step forward in the states’ recognition of Indigenous goals for self-determination. Since then, both the United States and Canadian federal governments have incrementally expanded their recognition of Indigenous rights to include Indigenous goals for …
“On 12 June 1971 United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs Louis R. Bruce journeyed to the Florida Everglades to meet with Miccosukee chairman Buffalo Tiger and members of the tribal business council. The purpose of his visit was to celebrate the signing of a contract on 14 May in Washington between the Bureau of Indian …
“This article analyzes the EPA’s relationship with Native Americans, which has been neglected by historians. It seems like the EPA, a federal agency born during the self-determination era, would be open to new approaches in federal Native American policy, but this was not the case in 2005. Republican senator James Inhof of Oklahoma added a …
2018- The Midnight Rider: The EPA and Tribal Self-Determination Read More »
“When dealing with tribes, the EPA ultimately decides how to apply the Clean Water Act (CWA, 1972), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA, 1974), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, 1980), also known as Superfund. The EPA sets the scientific parameters to which tribes must acquiesce. In the case of the …
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“Federal regulations implementing FTCA prescribe the process that federal agencies must follow in resolving claims arising from the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees. With the extension of FTCA coverage to tribal contractors, tribal employees under a self-determination contract are considered federal employees for the purpose of FTCA coverage. According to FTCA regulations, claims …
