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Indian Reserved Water Rights: An Overview

Description: With the dramatic population increase in the West over the last thirty years, the Western states have been under increasing pressure from their citizens to secure future access to water. In planning to meet this goal, however, Western officials have had to confront a heretofore obscure doctrine of water law: the doctrine of Indian reserved water rights, also known as the Winters doctrine. Therefore, in order for Western water officials to effectively plan for a stable allocation of water on whi… more
Date: January 24, 2005
Creator: Brooks, Nathan
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fact Sheet on The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA)

Description: The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 reorganized the system of federal housing assistance to Native Americans by eliminating several separate programs of assistance and replacing them with a single block grant program. This report contains background information on the act, a summary of the statute, a program funding overview, and program prospects and problems.
Date: June 17, 2002
Creator: Foote, Bruce E.
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Indian Water Rights Settlements

Description: This report provides an overview of Indian water rights settlements and analyzes issues surrounding water rights settlements and the negotiation process, as well as implementation challenges and related issues for Congress.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Stern, Charles V. & Kim, Samuel
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For the Survey and Allotment of Land Now Embraced Within the Limits of the Crow Reservation, in the State of Montana, and the Sale and Disposal of All Surplus Lands After Allotment, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 2963 for the survey and allotment of lands now embraced within the limits of the Crow Reservation in Montana, and the sale of all surplus lands after allotment.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Federal Indian Education Programs: Background and Issues

Description: This report provides a brief history of federal Indian education programs, a discussion of data on students served by these programs, an overview of the programs and their funding, a discussion of the application to BIE schools of key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, and brief discussions of selected issues in Indian education.
Date: October 9, 2007
Creator: Walke, Roger
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Federal Indian Elementary-Secondary Education Programs: Background and Issues

Description: This report provides a brief history of federal Indian education programs, a discussion of data on students served by these programs, an overview of the programs and their funding, a discussion of the application to BIE schools of key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, and brief discussions of selected issues in Indian education.
Date: January 16, 2008
Creator: Walke, Roger
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Indian Law: Background and Current Issues

Description: This report briefly describes some of the fundamentals of federal Indian law, including the concept of tribal sovereignty and the allocation of authority among state, federal, and tribal governments with reference to criminal and civil laws and taxation.
Date: September 15, 1997
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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