The Politics of National Integration: A Comparison of United States and Canadian Indian Administrations

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Abstract
Indian Affairs jurisdictions in the United States and Canada instance direct, long-term political structuring of race relations. The development of each nation state has influenced the scale and humanitarian direction of native administration, while the national industrial economy has determined the use of native land resources. Four factors distinguish the general type of reservation found in North America. These are: the demographic ratio of native to dominant population, land rights recognition, the division of federal administration of land from federal administration of people, and a democratic ideology. The most severe problem facing Indian tribes today is the decentralization of Indian community administration, accompanied by tighter government controls on native land use.

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