Research Reports
Reflections on Traditional American Indian Ways, 1998
Threats to Tribal Sovereignty, 1998
Traditional American Indian Leadership: A Comparison with U.S. Governance, 1997
Participants
We included a broad cross-section of Indian people from several different tribes, age groups, and education levels in our sample frame. They serve various roles and occupations in the community such as elders, judges, prosecutors, social workers, and former offenders. We also include Indian people who have traditional experiences, live close to our cultural ways and are knowledgeable about Indian community life, history, and cultural beliefs. We used a snowball approach to identify prospective participants through personal and professional contacts of staff from AIPC and other Indian community organizations. We further expanded our sample frame by reaching participants through those that were already included in talking circles.
Participants came from a wide spectrum of experiences and beliefs representative of the population of Indian people residing in the seven county metropolitan area. Participants of the talking circles were American Indian, but some of the personal interviews included non-Indians with extensive work experience in an Indian community in Minnesota. Talking circle participants were invited to contribute based on several factors: experience with the criminal justice system, experience and knowledge of Indian culture, or professional knowledge and/or experience with American Indian clients of the criminal justice system. Interviews were conducted with other Indian and non-Indian participants who possessed knowledge of the criminal justice system or who had a family member that was a client in the system. In general, four categories of participants took part: Indian elders, Indian ex-offenders, criminal justice professionals, and Indian community members.
The
Well-Being of American Indian Children in Minnesota: Economic Conditions,
1994
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