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Title & Authors	Disciplines	Themes	Tribes
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
Addressing Climate Change at a Tribal Level Steve Robinson and Michael T. Alesko	Environmental Studies	Activism Climate Change Community Development Environmental Restoration	Swinomish
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
Are Tribal Compact Schools the Answer to Improving Native Student Success in Washington? Teresa Winstead, John Hopkins and Michael Vendiola	Social Work and Sociology Anthropology Economics Education History Political Science and Public Administration Psychology	Community Development Cultural Preservation Education Reform Federal and State Relations and Policy Law and Justice Leadership Natural Resources Treaty Rights and Sovereignty Tribal Governance	Lummi Muckleshoot Suquamish
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Should the Navajo Nation Build a Coal-Fired Power Plant? Jovana Brown and Nora Trahant	Environmental Studies	Activism Community Development Economic Development Energy Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Land	Navajo
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
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 Indian Health Paradox: Honoring a Treaty Right or Raising Real Dollars? Mark N. Trahant	Health	Community Development Economic Development Health and Wellness Human Services Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty Tribal Governance
The Peoples’ Forest: Emerging Strategies on the Mescalero Apache Forest Reserves Linda Moon Stumpff	Environmental Studies Native American Studies	Community Development	Mescalero Apache