This directory lists colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that offer courses in 51 Native American languages. Entries are organized under language headings and include the name and address of the institution, contact person, telephone number, fax number, and E-mail address. Language headings are Anishinabe, Apache, Arapaho,…

This directory lists personnel and contact information for American Indian Head Start programs and related agencies. Related agencies, institutions, and organizations listed include the American Indian Programs Branch, Region XI, of the Administration for Children and Families (Department of Health and Human Services); Region XI regional…

This directory of the Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) includes school listings, as well as listings for education line offices, tribally controlled community colleges, special education coordinators, and Family and Child Education (FACE) coordinators. In school year 1997-98, there were 74 elementary and secondary schools and 5…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…

This education includes contact information for the Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) central, Albuquerque (New Mexico), and personnel offices; the division of school improvement; special education coordinators; family and child education coordinators; and field education officers. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-funded schools are listed…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…

The directory, intended to assist Native American students in choosing a university, provides descriptions of native studies programs at 10 Canadian and 15 United States universities. Programs are fundamentally taken directly from the calendars of the respective universities. Criterion for selection was where a calendar clearly identified a…

Thirteen Native Indian and Inuit (Eskimo) teacher education projects in Canada were surveyed to provide for better understanding, to facilitate the exchange of ideas, and to assist new projects, Indian organizations, government officials, funding agencies, and researchers. The survey format, completed by program staff, encompasses: (1) basic…

This book provides American Indian and Alaska Native students with sources for securing financial aid for higher education. The first section covers sources of funding and grants for individuals who are pursuing undergraduate degrees. This financial support includes scholarships with state residency requirements, general undergraduate…

Biographies of 77 Indian women highlight professional and personal accomplishments as well as contributions to the Indian community. Biographies are arranged by area of professional achievement in eight chapters: tribal government and politics, law, administration, education, communications, special fields (the arts, armed forces, and independent…

To assist schools and community organizations in implementing the 1984 Navajo Nation Education Policy on Substance and Alcohol Abuse, the Monitoring-Evaluation and Technical Assistance office has identified resources, materials, and operational programs that should be helpful in the development of programs to prevent and combat the enormous…

This paper provides basic information on searching the Internet and lists World Wide Web sites containing resources for American Indian education. Comprehensive and topical Web directories, search engines, and meta-search engines are briefly described. Search strategies are discussed, and seven Web sites are listed that provide more advanced…

This directory provides brief descriptions and contact information for indigenous education resources in four Western states: Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. The first section lists national associations, organizations, clearinghouses, and centers concerned with American Indian education and based in one of the four states. Sections on each…

This directory profiles 16 exemplary programs serving American Indian students in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and community adult education programs. An introduction discusses what "exemplary" means, the history of Indian education, the lack of Indian programs in the National Diffusion Network's (NDN) directory of…

This catalog describes 263 Indian education projects in British Columbia schools from kindergarten through grade 12. The information was gathered from previous editions of the survey supplemented by the responses of coordinators of projects, including projects in provincial, Indian Band, federal, private, and parochial schools. Indian education…