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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
Silak: Ice and Consciousness. The Arctic and Climate Change Lori Lambert, PhD	Biology Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Activism Climate Change Cultural Preservation	Inuit
skwadi’lic, Board Feet, and the Cedar Tree Kurt W. Russo, PhD	Anthropology Communications Environmental Studies Native American Studies Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Cultural Preservation Environmental Justice Indian Identity Intergovernmental Relations Land Natural Resources Racism and Prejudice Sacred Sites Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Lummi
Sustaining Oomingmak, Sustain Us: Alaska Natives and the Muskox Adapt to Social and Ecological Change Linda Moon Stumpff	Biology Environmental Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Climate Change Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development
Systems of Care in Tribal Communities Amanda Cross-Hemmer	Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Community Development Family and Youth Health and Wellness Human Services
The Aftermath of Redskins Indian Mascot Decisions: What’s Next? Gary Arthur	Social Work and Sociology Anthropology Communications Education Geography History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology	Activism Cultural Appropriation Education Reform Family and Youth Health and Wellness Indian Identity Leadership Media Racism and Prejudice
The Centennial Accord: What has been its impact on government-togovernment relations between tribes and the State in Washington? Barbara Leigh Smith	History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Cultural Preservation Education Reform Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
The Last Stand: the Quinault Indian Nation's Path to Sovereignty and the Case of Tribal Forestry Stumpff, Linda Moon	Economics Environmental Studies History Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Quinault
The Navajo Horse Policy Dilemma: Too Many Horses? T’ooahayoo Nihilii? Linda Moon Stumpff, PhD	Biology Environmental Studies Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Cultural Preservation Environmental Restoration Indigenous Science Intergovernmental Relations Land	Navajo
The Peoples’ Forest: Emerging Strategies on the Mescalero Apache Forest Reserves Linda Moon Stumpff	Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Community Development	Mescalero Apache
The Salmon They are My Brothers: A Story of the Lower Snake River Dams Kathleen M. Saul	Biology Energy Environmental Studies History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Cultural Preservation Economic Development Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Sacred Sites Salmon	Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Confederated Tribes of Yakama Lower Elwha Klallam Nez Perce Swinomish Umatilla
The Twilight Saga and the Quileute Indian Tribe: Opportunity or Cultural Exploitation? Barbara Leigh Smith	Communications Native American Studies	Activism Community Development Cultural Appropriation Cultural Preservation Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Media	Quileute
The Will of the People: Citizenship in the Osage Nation Dennison, Jean, University of Florida	Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Cultural Preservation Family and Youth Land Law and Justice Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Tribal Governance Tribal Membership Enrollment and Citizenship	Osage
The Yakama Nation and the Cleanup of Hanford: Contested Meanings of Environmental Remediation Daniel A. Bush	Environmental Studies Ethics Health History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Energy Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Confederated Tribes of Yakama
Through the Taos Pueblo Lens: Values and Emerging Strategies for Protecting Wild Lands and Waters Linda Moon Stumpff	Environmental Studies History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Cultural Preservation Environmental Justice Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Land Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Taos Pueblo
Tribal Customary Adoption: A Culturally Based Permanency Solution for Relative Caregivers Terry Cross, Sarah Kastelic, and Kathleen Earle	Social Work and Sociology Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Community Development Cultural Preservation Family and Youth Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Human Development Human Services Law and Justice	All Tribes
Tribal Response to Climate Change and the Evolving Ecosystem of Hood Canal: Learning from the Past to Plan for the Future Brian Footen	Anthropology Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Climate Change	Skokomish
TRIBAL TV: Is it Worth the Effort? Frank H. Tyro, PhD, Salish Kootenai College	Communications Native American Studies	Cultural Preservation Media
Tribes and the Covid 19 Pandemic—Impacts and Responses Linda Moon Stumpff	Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Activism Health and Wellness Leadership