Indian Rights, Indian Law (1978)

Ford Foundation film deals with the work of the Native American Rights Fund in its efforts to protect Native rights in cases involving treaty rights, ownership of natural resources on tribal lands, and trust relationships with the federal government. Specifically, the film discusses fishing rights, Boldt decision, tribal land management, termination, tribal sovereignty, Menominee federal recognition, Indian education, Navajo education rights, prisoner rights, religious rights, Northern Cheyenne water rights, Pyramid Lake Paiute water rights, Crow Tribe land rights, resource management, treaty rights, sacred places, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Maine land claims. Ford Foundation Film Produced, directed, and edited by Sandra and Joseph Consentino. Color, Sound, English language Duration: 60 minutes