Indian Definition

Authors

LaDonna Harris, Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO)

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Description

This is a copy of a testimony submitted to the Office of Health, Education, and Welfare on Indian Definition. An explanation of how complex it is to define American Indian by the federal government and its policies opens a discussion of Indian nations, Indian membership, and the politics of identity.

Publication Date

8-23-2022

Collection Document Type

Testimony

Collection Topics

Native American Studies

Keywords

American Indian, blood quantum, intertribal relations, mixing.

Disciplines

Indigenous Education

Comments

Set of documents is incomplete. Undated document. Reference date provided refers to digitization

Recommended Citation

Harris, LaDonna. "Indian Definition." (2022). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/lhnac/31