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Download full textWelter, Cole H., Ed. – Alaska Journal of Art, 1989
The inaugural issue of this annual journal explores issues affecting art education practices in Alaska and seeks to contribute to a national dialogue on art education policy. "Art as General Education" (Harry S. Broudy) addresses the essential value and nature of the arts in general education. It argues for visual arts education as a key…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Art Education, Art History, Art Teachers
Teaching in Rural Alaska: Journal of Applied Ambiguity, 1986
As a component of the University of Alaska's Cross-Cultural Orientation Program (X-COP), this journal provides a forum for rural Alaska teachers to share experiences and ideas. Articles in this issue discuss: (1) a highly rated school in Manokotak--a Yup'ik Eskimo community that is intergrating schooling into its contemporary Yup'ik culture; (2)…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Cross Cultural Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education
Reed, James B. – State Legislative Report, 1991
This report summarizes legislative activities in states that enacted bills and resolutions relating to Native Americans in 1991. Conflicts between states and the Indian tribes within their borders were the subject of significant legislation in 1991. In all, 220 bills and resolutions were introduced in state legislatures; 77 passed and 20 are still…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Economic Development
Listening Post, 1984
This special edition summarizes the discussions which proceeded during the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Plenary Session. Following introductory comments by four session participants are seven discussion topics: mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives; history and description of the program; services for children…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Human Services
Listening Post, 1984
This special edition contains the background material prepared for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Program Review session of January 17-19, 1984 which reviewed the background of the Mental Health Program, assessed the major current management and programmatic issues, and developed recommendations for improving the program. The Review…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Human Services
Clinton, William J. – Federal Register, 1998
This Executive Order of the President outlines a plan for federal agencies to develop a long-term comprehensive federal Indian education policy that will accomplish six goals for American Indian and Alaska Native education. These goals are improving reading and mathematics; increasing high school completion and postsecondary attendance rates;…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Educational Objectives
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 1998
This document consists of four issues of the quarterly report "Alaska's Children," which provides information on the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and updates on Head Start activities in Alaska. Regular features in the issues include a calendar of conferences and meetings, a status report on Alaska's children, reports…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Brain, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
Dayo, Dixie, Ed. – Sharing Our Pathways, 2000
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative (AKRSI) promotes systemic educational reform based in the culture and philosophy of the Alaska Native world view. AKRSI's first 5-year funding cycle ended in August 2000, and AKRSI was funded for a second 5 years beginning in November 2000. AKRSI activities are…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Cultural Education, Culturally Relevant Education
Grubis, Steve, Ed.; Rowe, Kaye, Ed. – Teaching in Rural Alaska: Journal of Applied Ambiguity, 1984
As a component of the University of Alaska's Cross-Cultural Orientation Program (X-COP), this journal provides a forum for rural Alaska teachers to share ideas and insights. Articles in this issue discuss: (1) the inadequacies of educational research for defining the essence of effective teaching; (2) making the classroom culturally compatible…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedManson, Spero M., Ed.; Dinges, Norman G., Ed. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1988
The nine major overview and position papers contained in the monograph were originally presented at a conference held for the purpose of reviewing, from the Native American perspective, the National Institute of Medicine's comprehensive volume, "Health and Behavior: Frontiers of Research in the Biobehavioral Sciences." The papers, each…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alcohol Abuse, American Indians, Behavior Patterns
Jensen, Marianne, Comp.; Sjorslev, Inger, Comp. – Indigenous World, 1995
This annual publication examines political, legal, social, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples in various countries around the world during 1994-95. Part I highlights news events and ongoing situations in specific countries. In the United States and Canada, these include: (1) the arrest of three Canadian Inuit hunters for the…
Descriptors: Activism, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Ramirez, Ray, Ed. – NARF Legal Review, 1993
This special theme issue outlines the history of discrimination against traditional Native American religions, including recent Supreme Court decisions. "Discrimination and Native American Religious Rights," by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, discusses the compelling government interest in eradicating discrimination and describes two Supreme…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 2000
This document consists of the two 2000 issues of "Alaska's Children," which provides information on the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and updates on Head Start activities in Alaska. Regular features include a calendar of conferences and meetings, a status report on Alaska's children, reports from the Alaska Children's…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Brain, Child Welfare, Compensatory Education
PDF pending restorationBenson, Chris, Ed. – Bread Loaf Teacher Network Magazine, 2001
This theme issue on standards contains 11 articles written by teachers of English and language arts in Bread Loaf's primarily rural, teacher networks. These narratives describe how teachers in Alaska, South Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Arizona, and New Mexico are implementing state content standards while honoring local contexts for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alaska Natives, Culturally Relevant Education
Sorensen, Barbara, Ed.; Pierce, Dick, Ed. – Winds of Change, 1999
This guide provides college information tailored for American Indian and Alaska Native students, their families, and their counselors. The heart of the guide is a unique compilation of 199 schools selected because they have a supportive American Indian community and graduate a good percentage of their Native undergraduates. In a double-page…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, College Admission
