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Title & Authors	Disciplines	Themes	Tribes
Is Your Tribal Land Secure? Ralston, Larry, The Evergreen State College	Environmental Studies Geology Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Community Development Land Law and Justice Leadership	Quileute
It's in Our Treaty: the Right to Whale Brown, Jovana J.	Environmental Studies History Native American Studies	Activism Cultural Preservation Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Makah
Luna / Tsu-xiit the “Whale”: Governance Across (Political and Cultural) Borders Emma S. Norman, Ph.D., Northwest Indian College	Anthropology Biology Ethics Native American Studies	Activism Indigenous Science Leadership Media	Mowachaht/Muchalaht Navajo
Making the High School Diploma Mean Something Smith, Barbara Leigh	Education Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Quantitative Reasoning	Activism Education Reform
Meth in Indian Country: A Call to Action Marchand-Cecil, Cindy	Biology Chemistry Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Health and Wellness Human Services
Native American Heath Disparities, what can be done? Gary Arthur	Biology Communications Education Health History Law Media Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Community Development Family and Youth Health and Wellness Human Development Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice	All Tribes
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
New Mexico’s Legislative Imperative: How has the Tribal Collaboration Act Impacted State-Tribal Relations in the State of New Mexico? Linda Moon Stumpff	Education Health History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Cultural Preservation Education Reform Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Natural Resources Sovereignty	The 23 federally recognized tribes of New Mexico
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
Pesticides on the Prairie: Dead Eagles and Quarantined Buffalo--The Impacts of Illegal Rodenticide Application on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation Amy Jackson Jeremy E. Guinn	Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations	Standing Rock Sioux
Quinault Indian Nation: Living on The Edge Steve Robinson	Environmental Studies Health Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Activism Climate Change Community Development Cultural Preservation Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Land Leadership Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance	Quinault
Reclaiming Native Women's Health Through Community Ackley, Kristina	Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Women's Studies	Community Development Health and Wellness Human Services
Reconciliation and Resistance: The Pueblo Indian Revolt and the Sante Fe Fiesta Linda Moon Stumpff	Anthropology Cultural Studies Education History Law Media Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Theatre	Cultural Preservation Education Reform Intergovernmental Relations Media Racism and Prejudice	Apache Navajo New Mexico Pueblo
Research for Resilience: Climate Change, the Crow Tribe and Indigenous Knowledge: Part 1 and 2 Linda Moon Stumpff	Biology History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Environmental Restoration Indigenous Science Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
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 Indian Sports Mascots Be Repealed? Gary Arthur	Social Work and Sociology Education Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology	Activism Cultural Appropriation Cultural Preservation Indian Identity Media Racism and Prejudice
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 Tribal Access to Electricity be a Right or a Privilege? Kathleen M. Saul, Ph.D.	Economics Energy Environmental Studies Mathematics Native American Studies Philosophy Political Science and Public Administration	Community Development Energy Environmental Justice Health and Wellness	Umatilla
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