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Download full textBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1988
This "final review draft" report provides an overview of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) elementary and secondary school system, and focuses on broad policy questions affecting the entire system. Part I outlines the history of Indian education and describes the state of BIA education today, including enrollment trends, descriptions of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document describes activities and presents recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) for fiscal year 1989. NACIE activities included: (1) development of regulations and administrative practices and policies; (2) review of applications for assistance under the Indian Education Act of 1988; (3) evaluation of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report outlines the activities of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) for fiscal year 1991, and presents statistics and information on federally funded Indian schools and educational programs. Part 1 describes NACIE's functions and outlines 12 recommendations to Congress concerning educational policies, funding, and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
PDF pending restorationBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1976
The first full year of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 was fiscal 1976, after which $91 million had been appropriated for the Revolving Loan Fund, the Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund, and the Indian Business Development Grant Program. The Revolving Loan Fund, consolidated from 4 previous funds, was underutilized. Only $13.3 million was loaned to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Business, Capital
PDF pending restorationBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1975
The Indian Financing Act of 1974 was vital legislation to Indians, previously prevented from obtaining credit from non-Indian lenders who customarily categorized Indians as poor credit risks or set interest rates prohibitively high. Problems in preparation of the administrative regulations delayed initial implementation of the Act until December…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Business, Capital
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1986
This report is an assessment of health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are eligible for medical and health-related services from the federal government. Chapters outline Federal-Indian relationships; provide demographic and economic information on the Indian population; trace current health status, changing health problems, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Demography, Differences
National Urban Indian Council, Denver, CO. – 1982
A source document on American Indians and Alaska Natives in urban areas, produced by the National Urban Indian Council, provides historical background on relocation to cities, comments on the trust relationship for off-reservation American Indians, discusses urban Indian organizations, and gives statistical information on American Indian…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian History, American Indians, Eskimos
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1978
In fiscal 1978 the State of Washington contracted for $827,505 in Johnson O'Malley (JOM) funds to provide for the education of 5,179 Indian students. The statewide objectives of the JOM program were to increase Indian students' proficiency in reading and mathematics skills, improve Indian students' rate of high school graduation, and improve…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Involvement
