VOLUME XV, NO. 1 -- Spring, 2004

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Indigenous Policy (IPJ) publishes articles, commentary, reviews, news, and announcements concerning Native American and international indigenous affairs, issues, events, nations, groups and media. We invite commentary and dialogue in and between issues.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

ISN and IPJ information
Upcoming Events
Ongoing Activities
International Activities
Indian & Indigenous Developments
            International Developments

Dialoguing:
Roberto Dansie,  "Indian Country on the Crossroads of Violence and Hope."
Letter from Michael Posluns, on Reserve Matrimonial Real Property.

Articles:
--Carol Tebben, "Wisconsin Compliance with Indian Child Welfare Act Mandates: Some Preliminary Research
Observations."
--William G. Archambeault,  "Making the Crime and Justice Issues Invisible Again: The Ripple Effects of Presidential Politics."
-- Stephen M. Sachs, "Returning to Beauty: Efforts at Overcoming Physical and Cultural Genocide amongst Indigenous People"
-- Michael W. Posluns, “'The More Things Change, the More They’re Still the Same':  Paul Martin’s Aboriginal Round Tables Serve the Same Legislative Fare as Chrétien’s First Nations Governance Initiative."

--Media Notes:
--Announcements:

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--Co-Editors:
--Steve Sachs, 4820 N. Broadway St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph./Fax: (317)923-5965; ssachs@earthlink.net.
-- Anne McCulloch, Columbia College, 1301 Columbia College Dr., Columbia, SC 29203
(803)786-3628; Fax: 786-3393, amcculloch@colacoll.edu.
--Paula Mohan, Political Science Department, 305 Salisbury Hall, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater,
Whitewater, WI 53190
(262)472-5772 (o), (608)233-2812(h), mohanp@mail.uww.edu.
--Phil Bellfy, American Indian Studies Program, Michigan State University, 262 Bessey Hall, East Lansing, MI
48824; bellfy@msu.edu. (webmaster)

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