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Features
• Self-Determination
  The Other Path for Native Americans
  A return to property rights and the rule of law would restore economic strength and stewardship to American Indian Economies.
  by Terry Anderson
• American Indian Collectivism
  Past Myth, Present Reality
  The reservation system, instituted in the nineteenth century, destroyed the successful property rights systems of the past.
  by Carlos L. Rodriguez and Craig S. Galbraith and Curt H. Stiles
• Indian Sovereignty
  Dignity through Self-Sufficiency
  Tribal sovereignty is an achievement, but just as important in enabling Indians to be entrepreneurial is recognizing the role of the individual.
  by Bill Yellowtail
• A Modern Potlatch?
  Privatizing British Columbia Salmon Fishing
  British Columbia could resolve its conflicts over salmon by an auction that resembles the 'rivalry potlatches' of the past.
  by D. Bruce Johnson
• The 19^th Century Comanche
  A Legal System Based on Individual Rights
  These Plains Indians had a legal system based on accepted rules of conduct and individual rights.
  by Bruce Benson

Columns
• On Target
  Blackfeet Gathering
  Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.
  by Terry Anderson
• Tangents
  The Importance of Property Rights
  Economic evidence reveals that property rights are more critical for prosperity than an efficient method of settling contractual disputes.
  by Daniel Benjamin

Perspectives
• Letters and Opinions
• Greener Pastures
  by Linda Platts