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Anti-Indian Movement on the Tribal Frontier

Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Abstract
Revised edition of Occasional Paper #16 in the Fourth World Papers Program, published by the Center for World Indigenous Studies. The work provides a longitudinal analysis (1968–1991) of organizational development, ideology, tactics, and state-by-state activities of the Anti-Indian Movement, with a focus on Washington, Wisconsin, and Montana. Contents include a prologue, overview, findings, remedies, organizational histories, case studies (e.g., Washington Initiative 456, zoning jurisdiction, fishing rights), right-wing connections, and an epilogue, with references. Original print notes indicate copyright reserved by the publisher and availability as a low-cost pamphlet. The source text evidences OCR artifacts and typographical noise but preserves substantive content including organizational names, dates, and section headings.
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Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings

Establishing Intergovernmental Cooperation on Tribal Judicial Systems

Model
Document
Publisher
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Description
Collection guide for BANC MSS 2010/185. Physical extent: 30 linear feet (19 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 volume, 21 oversize folders, and 1 roll). Languages noted in the collection: English, Spanish, and Miskito; the finding aid text is in English. Access: Most materials open for research; Volume 1 contains restricted personal information and is closed until 2057. Acquisition: Gift to The Bancroft Library in 2010 by Brian Weiss, Executor of the Estate of Angelina Nietschmann. Arrangement: Ten series, including Correspondence; Writings; Research Data, Field Notebooks, and Subject Files; Maya Mapping Project; Research Proposals and Professional Projects; Course Materials; UC Berkeley Administrative Materials; Personalia and Biographical Material; Drawings, Maps, and Posters; and Audiovisual Materials. Related materials include photographs (BANC PIC 2011.015). Publication/permission inquiries via The Bancroft Library.
Member of
Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings

Nomadic Tribes and the Integration of Health, Wellness, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in India

Model
Digital Document
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Publisher
Fourth World Journal
Abstract

This paper examines the intersection of health, wellness, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) among nomadic and denotified tribes in India through a critical ethnographic and feminist lens. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with the Raika, Van Gujjar, and Sansi communities, the study highlights how these groups sustain culturally rooted health systems that are deeply embedded in ecological relationships, seasonal rhythms, and gendered knowledge transmission. Despite possessing rich medicinal and healing traditions, these communities remain excluded from formal healthcare due to historical criminalization, legal invisibility, and policy designs that favor sedentary populations.

The research underscores the need for pluralistic, mobile, and culturally respectful health models that integrate traditional healers, recognize women’s roles as health custodians, and protect indigenous knowledge through legal and institutional frameworks. Through thematic analysis, the study proposes a reimagining of public health in India—one that is inclusive, decolonial, and responsive to the lived realities of nomadic peoples. The findings advocate for policy transformation rooted in participatory governance, ecological justice, and epistemic plurality. 

Keywords: Nomadic Tribes, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), Indigenous Health Systems, Feminist Ethnography, Denotified Tribes, Medical Pluralism, Public Health Policy, Epistemic Justice, Gender and Healing, Community Health Integration

Yakama Women at the Longhouse

Model
Digital Document
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Publisher
Fourth World Journal
Abstract
In this article Hailey Allen (Yakama) explores the role of traditional medicine among Yakama women as a vital expression of Indigenous knowledge and a fundamental aspect of Longhouse (Washat) cultural continuity. Referred to as the Seven Drums Religion, or Waashat and Washani, the Longhouse Religion of the Columbia Plateau, including the Yakama, is better understood as a spiritual way of life rather than a formal religion. This study employs an immersive, participatory framework, utilizing elder interviews, Longhouse ceremonies, ceremonial runs, and community knowledge, alongside the harvesting of sacred First Foods: salmon, roots, berries, deer, and water. These elements are central to Longhouse practice. Anchored in the metaphor of Huli, the Sahaptin term for wind, Allen illustrates how Yakama women embody the cyclical and relational transmission of knowledge, thereby fostering cultural continuity and ecological stewardship through generations.
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