This Web page is dedicated to providing government leaders, policy makers, and the public with accurate information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations and the contemporary situation of American Indians. The site includes statistical information on population, housing, poverty, children, and schools from the 2000 Census. (
http://www.airpi.org/index.html
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For many years the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA has been involved in American Indian communities and the issues that affect them. While writing academic and policy analyses on American Indian issues, the Center has also supported a series of conferences on repatriation, federal recognition, California tribes, the Indian Child Welfare Act, gaming, and other issues. Current research projects at the Center include Project HOOP, helping to preserve and create culture through community-based Native theater; Project Peacemaker, working to develop tribal justice curricula in tribally controlled colleges; and Helping Path, developing and testing culturally sensitive breast-cancer education materials. This site also contains links to various programs. (
http://www.aisc.ucla.edu/
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Founded by Professors Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt at Harvard University in 1987, the Harvard Project seeks to understand and foster the conditions under which sustained, self-determined social and economic development is achieved among American Indian nations. The Harvard Project's core activities include research, advisory services, executive education, and the administration of a tribal governance awards program. In all of its activities, the Harvard Project collaborates with the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy at the University of Arizona. This Web site contains working papers. (
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied/index.htm
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This site provides an extensive digital collection of original photographs of, and documents concerning, the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures, which is complemented by essays written by anthropologists, historians, and teachers about both particular tribes and cross-cultural topics. The essays include bibliographies and links to related texts and images, as well as study questions that K-12 teachers can use as they develop their school curricula. This site also contains an essay on the Indian boarding schools. (
http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/
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This Project is a cooperative effort between the University of Oklahoma Law Center, the National Indian Law Library (NILL), and Native American tribes to provide access to the constitutions, tribal codes, and other legal documents concerning Native Americans. (
http://thorpe.ou.edu/
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This is the official Web site of the American Indian Movement. It contains archival materials and documents relating to various issues, such as the use of Native-American images as sports mascots. (
http://www.aimovement.org/
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