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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
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
Ancestral Roots and Changing Landscapes: The Impact of Seattle's Development on the Salish People of Central Puget Sound Brian Footen	Environmental Studies	Environmental Restoration Land Law and Justice Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Coast Salish People of Puget Sound
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
Back to the Bison: The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and the National Bison Range Linda Moon Stumpff	Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Cultural Preservation Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai
Back to the Future: Dam Removal and Native Salmon Restoration on the Elwha River Brian Footen and Jovana Brown	Biology Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Lower Elwha Klallam
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
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
Dams Down, Water Back…Salmon Back Kathleen M. Saul, Ph.D. and Van Maxwell-Miller, MES	Environmental Studies Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Cultural Preservation Energy Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Fish and Wildlife Law and Justice Natural Resources Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	All Tribes
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
Distributive Justice in Indian Country: Should Indian Tribes Share Casino Revenues? Sarah S. Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
Environmentalism Across Cultural Borders Sarah S Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics Environmental Studies Health Law Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Hopi Navajo
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
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
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
Oppenheimer The Movie, The Indians and The Bomb In A Tale Of Different Worlds Linda Moon Stumpff	Communications Environmental Studies Health History Law Media Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Indigenous Science Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Media Natural Resources Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	The 23 federally recognized tribes of New Mexico
Pacific Northwest Salmon Habitat: The Culvert Case and the Power of Treaties Jovana J. Brown, PhD and Brian Footen	Biology Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Environmental Restoration Land Law and Justice Leadership Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
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
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