Vol. XVI, No. 2_____ Fall, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ISN and IPJ information
Upcoming Events
Ongoing Activities (U.S. Activities, International Activities)
Indian & Indigenous Developments (U.S. Developments, International Developments)

Dialoguing:    
  Johnny P. Flynn, “Indiana Governor Needs to Appoint Members of State Indian Commission"
  Stephen M. Sachs, “Need for More Indian Nations to Develop Independent Courts”
  Ignacio Ochoa, “Reforestation Project in Antigua Guatemala:  Save the forest, we need your assistance!”

Articles:
  Jim Adams, “Roberts' 'dishonesty' concerns Indian country,” Reprinted from Indian Country Today
  Thomas J. Hoffman, “Bob Thomas and American Indian Religion”
  Stephen M. Sachs, "American Indians in the Twenty-First Century: Renewing Traditional Inclusive Leadership and Consensus Building in the Developing Moment"

Media Notes
Announcements

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Co-Editors:

Steve Sachs, 1916 San Pedro, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505)265-9388, ssachs@earthlink.net.                

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.

Ignacio Ochoa, Nahual Foundation, P.O. box 800, La Jolla, CA 92038 (858)643-9880,

  ignacio.ochoa@nahualfoundation.org, www.nahualfoundation.org

Michael Posluns, ,St.Thomas University (STU), Fredericton, NB, E3B SG3. (705)857-1095, C:416)995-8613

  Toronto:(416)656-8613, Fax:(416)656-2715 mposluns@accglobal.net.

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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IS APRIL 8

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INDIGENOUS POLICY PLANS FOR 2005-06 - WE INVITE YOUR HELP AND INPUT

        We hope that you are having a fine fall. This journal is now available on the web with e-mail notification of new issues at no charge. Indigenous Policy puts out two regular issues a year (Spring and Fall), and beginning summer 2006, a summer issue serving as the Proceedings of the Western Social Science Association Meeting American Indian Studies Section, with Steve Sachs, Paula Mohan, Phil Bellfy, Ignacio Ochoa and Michael Posluns as Coeditors. We are seeking additional editors, columnists and commentators for regular issues, and editors or editorial groups for special issues, and short articles for each issue.

     Jeff Corntassel and colleagues put together a special winter 2002 issue with a focus on “federal recognition and Indian Sovereignty at the turn of the century.” We had a special issue on international indigenous affairs summer 2004.  We invite short articles, reports, announcements and reviews of meetings, media and media, programs and events, and short reports of news, commentary and exchange of views, as well as willingness to put together special issues.

     Send us your thoughts and queries about issues and interests and replies can be printed in the next issue and/or made by e-mail. In addition, we will carry ISN news and business so that these pages can be a source of ISN communication and dialoguing in addition to circular letters and annual meetings at APSA. In addition to being the newsletter/journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, we collaborate with the Native American Studies Section of the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) and provide a dialoguing vehicle for all our readers. This is your publication. Please let us know if you would like to see more, additional, different, or less coverage of certain topics, or a different approach or format.

      Our process is for submissions to go to Steve Sachs, who drafts each regular issue. Unsigned items are by Steve. Paula Mohan, Phil Bellfy, Ignacio Ochoa and Michael Posluns then make editing suggestions to Steve. Phil puts this Journal on the web,

ISN 2004-05 COORDINATING COUNCIL:

Phil Bellfy, bellfy@msu.edu. COEDITOR

Stephanie Di Alto, sdialto@mac.com, PROGRAM Co-COORDINATOR

Susan Grogan, segrogan@smcm.edu, (240)895-4205

Luke Jones, jones.luke@epa.gov, (202)285-3199

Paula Mohan, mohanp@mail.uww.edu, (262)472-1120, CO-EDITOR

Ignacio Ochoa, 92038, ignacio.ochoa@nahualfoundation.org, (858)643-9880, CO-EDITOR

Jeff Peterson, petersgd@uwec.edu

Michael Posluns, mposluns@accglobal.net . (705)857-1095, C:416)995-8613 CO-EDITOR

Stephen Sachs, ssachs@earthlink.net (317)924-5965, COORDINATOR, COORDINATING EDITOR

Dale Turner, dale.turner.edu

Darlene Williams, dmwilliams@hawaii.edu, PROGRAM Co-COORDINATOR

REPORT OF THE ISN BUSINESS MEETING

     The Indigenous Studies Association (ISN) put on two panels at the American Political Science Association Meeting. The annual ISN business meeting decided to continue Steve Sachs as Coordinator and Coordinating Editor of IPJ. Stephanie Di Alto was selected to join Darlene Williams as the Program Coordinators, setting up the ISN program for APSA 2006. The Coordinating Council, which discusses business between annual meetings, consists of the ISN officers and IPJ editors, plus members who volunteer to serve for the year. The current list is above. Anyone wishing to join the Coordinating Council should contact ISN Coordinator Steve Sachs, ssachs@earthlink.net.

THE APSA INDIGENOUS WORKING GROUP

     This year, the American Political Science Association established a number of working groups, including the APSA Indigenous Working Group (IWG), which monitored the indigenous panels, papers and poster sessions at this years APSA annual meeting, discussing them at several IWG sessions as part of an analysis of the ways in which indigenous peoples are mobilizing politically and the obstacles they face in realizing a greater expression of tribal sovereignty. For more information or to join the working group contact its Coordinators: Joely De la Torre: joely@joelydelatorre.com, and Kouslaa Kessler-Mata:  kouslaa@yahoo.com.

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INDIGENOUS WEB PAGE ON RACE ETHNICITY & POLITICS SECTION LINK

     Paula Mohan has constructed the American Indian and International Indigenous webpage on the Race and Ethnic Politics link to the APSA website at http://facstaff.uww.edu/mohanp/nasa.html. She is actively soliciting material for ISN's webpage in the areas of syllabi, directory of scholars, graduate and undergraduate programs, new publications, resources and related areas. Contact her at mohanp@mail.uww.edu.

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Co-Editors:

Steve Sachs, 1916 San Pedro, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505)265-9388, ssachs@earthlink.net.    
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.
Ignacio Ochoa, Nahual Foundation, P.O. box 800, La Jolla, CA 92038 (858)643-9880,ignacio.ochoa@nahualfoundation.org, www.nahualfoundation.org
Michael Posluns, St.Thomas University (STU), Fredericton, NB, E3B SG3. (705)857-1095, C:416)995-8613 Toronto:(416)656-8613, Fax:(416)656-2715 mposluns@accglobal.net.

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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IS AUGUST 8

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INDIGENOUS POLICY PLANS FOR 2006-07 - WE INVITE YOUR HELP AND INPUT

  We hope that you are having a fine Summer. This journal is available on the web with e-mail notification of new issues at no charge. Indigenous Policy puts out two regular issues a year (Spring and Fall), and beginning summer 2006, a summer issue serving as the Proceedings of the Western Social Science Association Meeting American Indian Studies Section, with Steve Sachs, Paula Mohan, Phil Bellfy, Ignacio Ochoa and Michael Posluns as Coeditors. We are seeking additional editors, columnists and commentators for regular issues, and editors or editorial groups for special issues, and short articles for each issue.

  Jeff Corntassel and colleagues put together a special winter 2002 issue with a focus on “federal recognition and Indian Sovereignty at the turn of the century.” We had a special issue on international indigenous affairs summer 2004. We invite short articles, reports, announcements and reviews of meetings, media and media, programs and events, and short reports of news, commentary and exchange of views, as well as willingness to put together special issues.

  Send us your thoughts and queries about issues and interests and replies can be printed in the next issue and/or made by e-mail. In addition, we will carry ISN news and business so that these pages can be a source of ISN communication and dialoguing in addition to circular letters and annual meetings at APSA. In addition to being the newsletter/journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, we collaborate with the Native American Studies Section of the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) and provide a dialoguing vehicle for all our readers. This is your publication. Please let us know if you would like to see more, additional, different, or less coverage of certain topics, or a different approach or format.

  Our process is for submissions to go to Steve Sachs, who drafts each regular issue. Unsigned items are by Steve. Paula Mohan, Phil Bellfy, Ignacio Ochoa and Michael Posluns then make editing suggestions to Steve. Phil puts this Journal on the web.

ISN 2005-06 COORDINATING COUNCIL:

Phil Bellfy, bellfy@msu.edu. COEDITOR
Stephanie Di Alto, sdialto@mac.com, PROGRAM CO-COORDINATOR
Susan Grogan, segrogan@smcm.edu, (240)895-4205
Luke Jones, jones.luke@epa.gov, (202)285-3199
Paula Mohan, mohanp@mail.uww.edu, (262)472-1120, CO-EDITOR
Ignacio Ochoa, 92038, ignacio.ochoa@nahualfoundation.org, (858)643-9880, CO-EDITOR
Jeff Peterson, petersgd@uwec.edu
Michael Posluns, mposluns@accglobal.net . (705)857-1095, C:416)995-8613 CO-EDITOR
Stephen Sachs, ssachs@earthlink.net (317)924-5965, COORDINATOR, COORDINATING EDITOR
Dale Turner, dale.turner.edu
Darlene Williams, WilliamD@EastWestCenter.org, PROGRAM CO-COORDINATOR

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INDIGENOUS WEB PAGE ON RACE ETHNICITY & POLITICS SECTION LINK

  Paula Mohan has constructed the American Indian and International Indigenous webpage on the Race and Ethnic Politics link to the APSA website at http://facstaff.uww.edu/mohanp/nasa.html. She is actively soliciting material for ISN's webpage in the areas of syllabi, directory of scholars, graduate and undergraduate programs, new publications, resources and related areas. Contact her at mohanp@mail.uww.edu.

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