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Title & Authors	Disciplines	Themes	Tribes
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
River Flow for Riparian Health Robert S. Cole	Biology Environmental Studies	Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations	Skokomish
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
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
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 Data May Be A Mess, But Can It Still Be Useful To Indian Country? Mark Trahant	Quantitative Reasoning	Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Tribal Membership Enrollment and Citizenship
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 Return of a River: A Nisqually Tribal Challenge Steve Robinson and Michael Alesko	Environmental Studies	Cultural Preservation Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Land Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Nisqually
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 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
Tse-Whit-Zen: An Ancient Klallam Village Reclaimed… Territory Taken but not Forgotten Arlene Wheeler and Barbara Leigh Smith	Anthropology Economics Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Cultural Preservation Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations	Lower Elwha Klallam
War Cry: Will Crossing Historical Boundaries in Indian Wars help Yakama Women? Emily Washines		Activism Cultural Preservation Family and Youth Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Leadership Racism and Prejudice	Confederated Tribes of Yakama
Wet, Dry, or Damp Mary T. Weiss	Health Law Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Community Development Health and Wellness Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance	Alaska Native
When Our Water Returns: The Gila River Indian Community and Diabetes Jovana J. Brown	Biology Environmental Studies Health Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Community Development Cultural Preservation Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Tribal Governance	Gila River
Who has MMIP Task Forces? Emily Washines	Communications History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Federal and State Relations and Policy Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice
Whose Story Should Be Told Barbara Leigh Smith	Social Work and Sociology Art Communications History Political Science and Public Administration Psychology	Activism Cultural Appropriation Indian Identity Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Leadership Racism and Prejudice

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