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Contents 1 2 flags 3 History 4 Worldwide View Header? 5 The Rez? 6 Political status 7 Indian Gaming 8 Indian tribes & agriculture

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Indian reservation has been a U.S. Collaboration of the Week on the two weeks starting from November 1, 2005. Please feel free to help contribute to the article in any way possible.

This article needs something on the Third World economic and health conditions on most reservations. Also, on the failed attempt (in the 1960s I think) to privatize reservations by subdividing the land and transferring ownership to individuals and the negative impact this had. Redandblack 15:21, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs needs a mention, as does government cheese. :) jengod 20:59, Nov 28, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] flags

I added the flag to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation article. I think it would be a nice touch to do this with other reservations. Some of the flags are truly beautiful. kwami 01:54, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History

I'm not that familiar with the history of reservations, but I do know that many treaties made before The Indian Act of 1851 included provisions whereby tribes would keep or reserve specific areas within larger areas of land that they ceded to the U.S. This should probably be mentioned as a precedent leading to the 1851 Act. older ≠ wiser 21:42, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Worldwide View Header?

What is the point of this header? Of course this doesn't represent a worldwide view, because it's us and Canada with reservations. I'd remove it but I know there'd be some idiotic uproar. Haverton 21:35, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure the point of it either. Since the person who put the tag didn't indicate why, I'll be bold and remove it. Ash Lux 02:09, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Rez?

Knowing nothing about American Indian culture, I found this article a reasonable read, but one thing I was left tutting about was the reference to 'the rez' being seen as a racial slur. Why is this so? Based on the information available it seems hypersensitive and irrational as 'the res' (or 'rez' as most Americans would write it) would be merely an abbreviation? Jachin 10:38, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I've never heard anyone argue this either, at least anywhere except this article. I'm adding a request for citation.Chimakwa 02:34, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Political status

What is the political staus of these reservations? This is not explained in the article. Are they independent countries?, self-governing sovereign entities (something like Puerto Rica)? or what? Are they part of and subject to the laws of the individual US States (in which case what happens when they span State boundaries)? Are their residents US citizens and can they vote?

I think the article needs expansion to explain what their status is. TiffaF 06:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree this needs expanding upon. As far as I understand it, every Indian, including those who reside in reservations, are full citizens of the United States and accordingly can vote. However, they are subject to more restrictions on behaviour than a "normal" citizen. Also, the reservations have a sort of "quasi-sovereignty" whereby they hold jurisidiction over minor offences committed there. But if, for example, someone was murdered on a reservation then the federal authorities would intervene. 81.86.44.208 16:45, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indian Gaming

Gambling is only covered in minute detail on Wiki, would anyone else be interested in expanding this area? I have content about how some tribes get rich at the expense of others. Also about how tribe members are being kicked out of the tribe because they can not "prove" their blood lines. I think it would make a good topic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gohiking (talk • contribs) 18:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Indian tribes & agriculture

As the tribes were no longer allowed to hunt in their accustomed manner, they were to be taught the rudiments of agriculture in order to sustain themselves on their new lands.

I'm pretty darn sure that many or most Native American tribes relocated in the 19th century practiced settled agriculture before any contact with Europeans and certainly by the time of their forced relocation, so I'm taking this out.