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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
A Place to Live, A Place to Heal Ane Berrett	Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Family and Youth Federal and State Relations and Policy Law and Justice Self Determination and Self Governance
A Tale of Two Totem Poles – the challenge and complexity of Native art acquisition and stewardship Jeanne P. Leader	Art History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Activism Community Development Cultural Preservation Education Reform Indian Identity Leadership Sacred Sites Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Tlingit Tulalip
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
Boundless Water and Bounded People: The Cultural and Social Implications of Shellfish Closures in Boundary Bay Emma S. Norman, Ph.D.	Environmental Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Environmental Justice Intergovernmental Relations Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Lummi
Bridging Two Worlds: Developing and Maintaining a Native American Center at a Public College Tina Kuckkahn-Miller, J.D. (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe), Longhouse Director, The Evergreen State College	Art Business and Management Education Native American Studies	Activism Cultural Preservation Education Reform
Can the needs for environmental protection and biodiversity and the needs of indigenous people be reconciled? Robert S. Cole	Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Activism Climate Change Environmental Justice International Indigenous
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
Co-Management of Puget Sound Salmon: How well does the Use and Collection of Shared Fishery Science between Tribes and the State Guide Resource Protection? Brian Footen	Biology Business and Management Environmental Studies Native American Studies Quantitative Reasoning	Activism Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
Culturally Appropriate, Rigorous Evaluation of Tribal Services: Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium Healthy Relationships Project Evaluation Terry Cross	Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology Quantitative Reasoning	Community Development Health and Wellness Human Services
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
Does Smudging Belong in the Workplace? Toby Sawyer	Business and Management Communications Health Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Community Development Cultural Preservation Family and Youth Health and Wellness Human Services Indian Identity Indigenous Science
Enhancing Native Student Achievement: What Works? Tanya Altstatt Menchaca	Education Native American Studies	Education Reform Family and Youth Tribal Governance	Makah
Exercising Tribal Sovereignty Through Sports: Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Sarah S Works, J.D.	Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Cultural Preservation Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Iroquois
Hantavirus and the Navajo Nation: A Double Jeopardy Disease Linda Moon Stumpff	Health Native American Studies	Health and Wellness Indigenous Science	Navajo
Housing in Indian Country Marchand-Cecil, Cindy	Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Human Services
Indian Identity in the Arts Kuckkahn, Tina	Art Business and Management Native American Studies Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Cultural Preservation Indian Identity Tribal Membership Enrollment and Citizenship
Irrigation Interests Threaten Precious Hoopa Tribal Fisheries, a Legal Perspective Tom Schlosser	Environmental Studies Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Land Law and Justice Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Hoopa Klamath Yurok
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
Is Diversity a Mask or a Bridge? The Indian Mascot Debate By Gary Arthur	Social Work and Sociology Communications Education Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology	Activism Community Development Cultural Appropriation Family and Youth Law and Justice Leadership Media Racism and Prejudice