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Accepted Paper:
Being "helped" to help one's people, whether you asked for it or not—Sovereignty and non-profit intrusions
Richard Meyers
(Oglala Lakota College)
Paper short abstract:
This paper will begin to explore and examine the practices of non-profit entities that come to Native reservations and "help" people - with conservation, for example.
Paper long abstract:
Within the nine districts on the Pine Ridge Reservation there are alleged to be handfuls of groups with PO Boxes that have their respective mail forwarded to other locations across the country. These groups are often claiming to help the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation, their animals, in some cases their pets, or Lakota people in general. And yet, their home bases and administrative functions exist and occur elsewhere. This paper will begin to explore what this whole process is all about in terms of sovereignty or outsiders imposing their efforts to "do good" for indigenous populations—American Indians, Lakota in particular. This paper will explore practices of conservation agencies and their social impacts on reservation communities.