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Title & Authors	Disciplines	Themes	Tribes
Aboriginal Education Funding: Who’s In Control? Alex Marshall	Education Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Tribal Governance
Alaska Native and American Indian Policy: A Comparative Case Linda Moon Stumpff	Anthropology Business and Management Geography History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty Tribal Governance Tribal Membership Enrollment and Citizenship	Alaska Native Morongo Navajo Onondaga Seminole Squaxin Island Tulalip
Alberta’s Oil Sands and the Rights of First Nations Peoples to Environmental Health Lori Lambert, PhD, DS	Environmental Studies Geology Health	Activism Climate Change Economic Development Energy Environmental Justice Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Natural Resources
Back to the Bison: The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and the National Bison Range Linda Moon Stumpff	Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Cultural Preservation Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai
Back to the Future: Dam Removal and Native Salmon Restoration on the Elwha River Brian Footen and Jovana Brown	Biology Environmental Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Lower Elwha Klallam
Boundless Water and Bounded People: The Cultural and Social Implications of Shellfish Closures in Boundary Bay Emma S. Norman, Ph.D.	Environmental Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Environmental Justice Intergovernmental Relations Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Lummi
Co-Management of Puget Sound Salmon: How well does the Use and Collection of Shared Fishery Science between Tribes and the State Guide Resource Protection? Brian Footen	Biology Business and Management Environmental Studies Native American Studies Quantitative Reasoning	Activism Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Salmon Self Determination and Self Governance Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
Confronting Racism: Treaty Beer Comes to Washington State Michelle Aguilar-Wells and Barbara Leigh Smith	Communications Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Intergovernmental Relations Land Law and Justice Leadership Racism and Prejudice
Dam Removal on the Elwha River Peter Dorman	Economics Education Environmental Studies	Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources Salmon	Lower Elwha Klallam
Darkness to Dawn: Columbia River Native Tribes’ Science and Salmon Restoration Success Brian Footen	Anthropology Biology Economics Environmental Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Climate Change Cultural Preservation Economic Development Environmental Restoration Indigenous Science Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Natural Resources Salmon Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Nez Perce
Distributive Justice in Indian Country: Should Indian Tribes Share Casino Revenues? Sarah S. Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty
Environmentalism Across Cultural Borders Sarah S Works, J.D.	Business and Management Economics Environmental Studies Health Law Political Science and Public Administration	Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Hopi Navajo
Exercising Tribal Sovereignty Through Sports: Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Sarah S Works, J.D.	Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Social Work and Sociology	Activism Cultural Preservation Intergovernmental Relations International Indigenous Law and Justice Treaty Rights and Sovereignty	Iroquois
Impacts of Global Climate Change on Tribes in Washington Rob Cole	Biology Environmental Studies Geology	Activism Climate Change Intergovernmental Relations Salmon	All Tribes
Impacts of Global Climate Change on Tribes in Washington Part II Rob Cole	Biology Environmental Studies Geology	Activism Climate Change Fish and Wildlife Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources Salmon	All Tribes
Native American Heath Disparities, what can be done? Gary Arthur	Biology Communications Education Health History Law Media Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Community Development Family and Youth Health and Wellness Human Development Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice	All Tribes
New Mexico’s Legislative Imperative: How has the Tribal Collaboration Act Impacted State-Tribal Relations in the State of New Mexico? Linda Moon Stumpff	Education Health History Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Sociology	Cultural Preservation Education Reform Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations Law and Justice Natural Resources Sovereignty	The 23 federally recognized tribes of New Mexico
Pebbles of Gold or Salmon of Time: Pebble Mine and the Cultural and Environmental Economics of Alaska Natives Brian Footen	Biology Economics Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Climate Change Community Development Cultural Preservation Economic Development Environmental Restoration Intergovernmental Relations Leadership Salmon
Pesticides on the Prairie: Dead Eagles and Quarantined Buffalo--The Impacts of Illegal Rodenticide Application on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation Amy Jackson Jeremy E. Guinn	Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Law Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration	Activism Environmental Justice Environmental Restoration Federal and State Relations and Policy Health and Wellness Intergovernmental Relations	Standing Rock Sioux
Reconciliation and Resistance: The Pueblo Indian Revolt and the Sante Fe Fiesta Linda Moon Stumpff	Anthropology Cultural Studies Education History Law Media Studies Native American Studies Political Science and Public Administration Theatre	Cultural Preservation Education Reform Intergovernmental Relations Media Racism and Prejudice	Apache Navajo New Mexico Pueblo