The Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education (CADOE) functions as a tribal education department (TED) in western rural Oklahoma, situated within a tribal government that has a total membership of 13,212; 3,160 of whom are ages 3-18 years. CADOE has supported and advocated for equal opportunity and access for Cheyenne and Arapaho families and…

The purpose of this article is to examine and critique the manner in which racialized federal education policy and reforms--or the lack thereof--affect higher education. Minority-serving Institutions designations are race-conscious policies that demonstrate a federal commitment to supporting the educational needs of students of color; however,…

Citing examples, this article asserts that the Bureau of Indian Affairs restricts access to historical records and that its personnel in the Records Research Office are not trained as historians or archivists but as clerk typists. (JC)

Created in April of 1975, the Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs constitutes an effort toward coordination, cooperation, and complementary utilization of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare resources with respect to American Indians. (JC)

The American Indian Policy Review Commission's (AIPRC) study identified various problems which reduce the Bureau of Indian Affairs' effectiveness. (NQ)

The Office of Human Development Services within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has announced that the Administration for Native Americans will include: a commissioner served by a Native American Advisory Group; an Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs; and Offices of Program Operations and Planning and Program Development.…

The accomplishments and motivations of John P. Clum's assignment as Bureau of Indian Affairs' agent at the San Carlos Reservation in the Arizona Territory of 1874-1877 are detailed in this article. (JC)

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs discussed the Bureau of Indian Affairs' efforts since 1970 and its projected plans, particularly those for giving Indian people control of their education. (NQ)

The purpose of this paper is to examine United States law to determine whether it is possible for American Indian peoples and governments to effectively assert and vindicate their rights as distinct peoples and as nations (the doctrines of political question, plenary power, Tee-Hit-Ton, and sovereign immunity are addressed). (JC)

The events and revelations before and since the arrest of Paul Skyhorse and Richard Mohawk (two American Indian Movement organizers charged with the 1974 murder of a taxi driver at AIM Camp 13) lead to the inevitable conclusion that these men are victims of a frame-up. (Author/JC)

Presenting the revised "Statement of Understanding" (1976) signed by the directors of the Office of Native American Programs, the Agency on Aging, and four other agencies entering into an interagency agreement, this paper details agency role as stipulated by Objectives one through four incorporated in the Statement re: improved services…

Presenting a summary of the recent General Accounting Office (GAO) report on Indian self determination, this article details GAO's measures of evaluation; lists contracting obstacles cited by Indian officials; presents GAO's recommendations to encourage contracting; and presents comments made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health…

Reporting on three hearings held this spring by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization Task Force, this article presents highlights from the testimony of Forrest Gerard, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and discusses the matrix system of organization currently under consideration by the BIA. (JC)

The central agency within the Federal Government for developing, testing, and operating various urban and rural programs to reduce poverty, the Community Service Administration is currently planning an "Indian Desk" which will include two permanent positions; will be located within the Program Development Office; and will be advised by…

Marilyn John, vice-president of the Native Association of Newfoundland and Labrador discusses what the Native Association is doing for the Micmac Indians, the Micmacs' attitudes about their old cultural ways, the Micmac language, and the Micmacs' future. (NQ)