The source I chose to review is
Tribal Courts of New York; Judge Marcy L. Kahn, Judge Edward M. Davidowitz and
Joy Beane created it. I thought this was great
information sources discussing the history of how the New York Tribal Courts
Committee and the New York Federal State Tribal Courts Forum originated. It
also discusses how the Committee meets to talk about current issues the Tribes
have and how they can solve them. The author’s state, “the idea of creating
forum to address and to resolve jurisdictional conflict.” (Kahn, Davidowitz, and Beane, pgs.
10-12) I think the source is meant to provide information the constant fight
the Native’s have to get the freedom they deserve.
I think many of these resources are chosen for
this course because they deal directly about what we are studying. We are
discussing Native American issues in this Module and the sources provide an
abundance of information about different issues. I chose this source because it talked about issues in the
state I live in and the information written by some of the committee members
who deal directly with Committee and Forum, which is reliable. The authors state,
“ the Planning Group proposed an educational session at which tribal
representatives could meet with federal and state judges to discuss key issues” (Kahn, Davidowitz,
and Beane, pgs. 10-12)
The information I have read has gave me more information and
background on the surrounding issues dealing with the Natives. I have been view
an abundance of information dealing with tribes from the Northeast region. I
believe reading about different time periods of native communities, it has
given me more a sense of what they have endured and the constant fight they
have to resolve issues that they have been persecuted for. This has definitely changed my view
about how the U.S. government has treated the Natives. One issue that really
has been at the forefront of the Native issues is educating court judge on Indian
government and culture. The authors state, “ the need to educate and train
state court judges in Indian government and culture.” (Kahn, Davidowitz,
and Beane, pgs. 10-12)
Kahn,
Marcy, Edward Davidowitz, and Joy Beane. "History." New York Federal-State-Tribal Courts And
Indian Nations Justice Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2015.
http://www.nyfedstatetribalcourtsforum.org/history.shtml
Hi Michael,
ReplyDeleteInteresting post! It sounds like a great resource for teachers, and I am happy to hear that the lesson plans are available for them to use with their students. Do you feel like the lesson plans give a more accurate picture of Native American history than some of the information people used to receive in school as kids?
-Amy
Sorry Amy, I winded updating my resource. I do believe that website did give a more accurate view when teaching it in schools to kids. It broke down the lessons into parts which made it easier for the kids to understand and grasp.
DeleteHi Michael,
ReplyDeleteI too have been focusing on the Native Americans of the Northeast. Being from New York, it was no surprise that the tribes of our area are continuing their fight for rights, land, freedoms, etc. Very Interesting post and I really like the comments about our judiciary system, on a local level, needing to be versed in tribal government, That is something I never thought about.
Thank you, it's been a intriguing topic, so I tend to focus on it more. I feel it's going to be an ongoing fight. So far in this course the articles I read, really give me a clearer view of what's going on in contemporary Native life.
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