Planning the American Indian reservation: from theory to empowerment

Introduction and overview: the work of tribal planning

Part I. The setting for Native American reservation planning

An overview of Federal Indian policy and the evolution of the tribal political community

The context of tribal sovereignty

The tribal cultural community

Part II. Theories and models empowering tribal planning

The tribal political economy and its underdevelopment

Identifying oppositional forces in tribal planning

Part III. The dimensions of tribal planning

An adaptive and contingent model of tribal planning

Part Iv. Case studies in mediating tribal planning relationships

Mediating tribal-state conflicts: experiences from Washington State

Regional pluralism: the Skagit Valley experience

Appropriate technologies and the Native American smokehouse

Environmental justice on the Swinomish Indian Reservation

Conclusion.