{"product_id":"100-questions-500-nations-a-guide-to-native-america-paperback","title":"100 Questions, 500 Nations: A Guide to Native America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNative American Journalists Assn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichigan State School of Journalism\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*100 Questions, 500 Nations: A Guide to Native America* is by the Native American Journalists Association as part of the Michigan State University School of Journalism series in cultural competence. This guide has sections on tribes, reservations, sovereignty, treaties, federal offices, casinos, education, language, religion and culture. The guide is intended for people in business, schools, places of worship, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and journalism-anywhere it is important to know more about communities. We hope this guide works for individuals who just have questions about the people around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho is an American Indian?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere did American Indians come from originally?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are native peoples referred to as Indians?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich is correct: American Indian or Native American?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many American Indians and Natives are there?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the reasons for rising population?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy does the government refer to most indigenous people in Alaska as Alaska Natives instead of as American Indians?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre Native Hawaiians considered American Indians?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a tribe?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many tribes are there?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich is the largest tribe?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre Indian tribes and Indian nations the same?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat powers do the tribes, as nations, hold?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat kind of governments do the tribes run?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the tribal council?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a reservation?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy is it called a reservation?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many American Indians live on reservations?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow much land do tribes hold?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is Indian Country?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the living conditions in Indian Country?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is tribal sovereignty?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is sovereign immunity?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo states have jurisdiction over American Indians or their land?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo American Indians have to obey the same laws as non-Indians?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre Indian Americans U.S. citizens?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan American Indians vote?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo Native Americans pay state or federal taxes?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are treaties?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat agreements did the treaties contain?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy did European settlers enter into treaties with the tribes?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy did the tribes agree to the treaties?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre Native Americans affected by the Affordable Care Act?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre treaties still valid?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo treaties grant Native Americans special rights today?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre treaties being challenged?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat organizations represent tribal interests?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat does the Bureau of Indians Affairs do?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo American Indians have the right to hold elective office?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo Native Americans serve in the U.S. armed forces?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho regulates Indian casinos?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo all tribes have casino gambling?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo the tribes pay taxes on their revenues?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre individual tribes getting rich from casinos?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do tribes use gaming revenue?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are Indian casinos a popular enterprise among the tribes?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo all American Indians favor gaming?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a tribal school?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many American Indian students attend public schools off the reservation?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many American Indians are high school graduates?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a tribal college?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do graduation rates for American Indians compare with the general 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