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The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Indian Land Claims
How land claims, trust responsibilities and federal programs for health, schools and children have shaped Apache nations in their dealings with Washington.
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Federal Programs and Rights
Education, health, child welfare, land claims and trust funds in Apache experience.
Apache Tribe History: The Impact of the Indian Trust Fund on Their Society
The Cobell v. Salazar class action and its 2009 settlement, explained as a case study, with what it did and did not mean for Apache account holders.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Boarding Schools
How Apache families and communities remember federal boarding schools such as those at Fort Apache and Chilocco, and how nations approach that legacy today.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Education Policies
A timeline of federal education policy and Apache schooling, from assimilation-era boarding schools to tribally controlled schools on Apache reservations.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Indian Child Welfare Act
What the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act does, why Congress passed it, and how Apache nations use it to keep children connected to family and community.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Indian Education Act
The 1972 Indian Education Act explained: why it passed, what its funding supports for Native students, and how it reaches districts serving Apache communities.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Indian Health Services
The federal health obligation to Native nations, how the Indian Health Service and tribal clinics serve Apache reservations, and gaps that reports document.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Government's Indian Trust Fund
How the federal government came to manage tribal and individual Indian money, why mismanagement was alleged, and what reform meant for Apache account holders.
The Apache People's Relationship with the US Military's Relocation Programs
Army removals of Apache peoples in the 1870s and 1880s and the Bureau of Indian Affairs urban relocation program of the 1950s, and how each affected Apache people.
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