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Publication Indigenous Nations Journal, Volume 1, Number 2 (Fall, 2000): Front Matter(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01)Publication Politics on the Boundaries: The Post-Colonial Politics of Indigenous People(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01) Bruyneel, KevinPolitics on the boundaries as a practice and third space of sovereignty as a pursuit frame a logic of indigenous politics developed through post-colonial analysis- The post-colonial premises of this logic are defined and applied in this article through an examination of indigenous political claims and activities from different historical moments. These forms of indigenous politics articulate diverse and yet similarly woven strands of the logic of politics on the boundaries. Implicated in any logic of indigenous politics in the U.S. context is the effort to affect a more politically resonant understanding of how American political identity has been constructed through a symbolic and material relationship to indigenous people. As such, this logic can and is turned around to shed light on the tensions inherent to American politics. Finally, the article closes by demonstrating how politics on the boundaries clarifies the terms of the pro-casino arguments of California-based tribes during the Proposition 5 campaign in 1998.Publication Indigenous Nations Journal, Volume 1, Number 2 (Fall, 2000): Book Reviews(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01)Publication Internalizing Native American History: Comprehending Cherokee and Muscogulge Identities(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01) Haggard, Dixie RayToo often, what passes as Native American history does not provide the indigenous perspective, but rather focuses on Indian-white relations. This essay argues for a theoretical and methodological approach that requires the reconstruction of past indigenous societies to be used as models to interpret history from the native point of view. The example used here involves the reconstruction of Cherokee and Muscogulge societies by examining the center of their socio-political systems, the clan. By discussing the historiography of material written about their clan systems and how this material can be used to develop Cherokee and Muscogulge perspectives, this discourse demonstrates the insights that can be learned by internalizing Native American history.Publication Indigenous Gaming: Economic Resources for Social Policy Development in First Nations Country(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01) Chenault, VenidaThe unique political status of First Nations People, the evolution of Indigenous policy, and the judicial framework for the establishment of the sovereignty and rights of self-determination of Indigenous People in the United States are critical reference points for the development of social policy in First Nation communities. The availability of economic resources in communities with successful Indigenous gaming ventures creates unique opportunities for the development of social policy and programs. The author argues that given the history of systemic oppression of Indigenous People through federal policy and judicial decisions, the need for strength-based approaches which empower First Nations People are especially critical in overcoming the legacy of colonial oppression Indigenous communities have endured in the United States.Publication The Struggle to Protect the Exercise of Native Prisoners' Religious Rights(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01) O'Brien, SharonThis article examines the record of the American judicial system in the protection of American Indian prisoners in the exercise of their religious rights. The article briefly examines the factors related to the high rates of Indian incarceration and the important role of Indian spiritual values and the exercise of Indian religious practices in the process of rehabilitation. The Supreme Court has ruled that all prisoners retain the right to practice their religion if the exercise of these rights does not interfere with legitimate penological interests. Whether due to ignorance of spiritual native values and practices, latent discrimination, or the overly strict interpretation of judicial tests, Indian inmates in the last decade have found it difficult to obtain support from the courts for the exercise of their religious rights.Publication Alter-Native Nations and Narrations: The World of DeWitt Clinton Duncan (Too-qua-stee), Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) and E. Pauline Johnson(Global Indigenous Nations Studies Program, University of Kansas: http://www.indigenous.ku.edu, 2000-09-01) Kuokkanen, RaunaIn this essay, the ways in which the concept of nationhood is reinforced and negotiated in Native American writing and oral tradition is examined. As among other nations, Indigenous literature, both oral and written, plays a significant role in negotiating Indigenous nationhood, which, in the late nineteenth century, has already been severely shattered by colonialism. This literary oriented essay includes a poem by Cherokee DeWitt Clinton Duncan (Too-qua-stee) called "A Dead Nation" (1899), a short story by Wahpeton Sioux Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) called4 A War Maiden" (1906) and a short story by Mohawk E. Pauline Johnson called "My Mother" (1913).