The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally…

The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school-systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally…

Federal education funding has often been overlooked by districts in search of sources of support for prevention. This guide is intended to help school districts take advantage of those funds by identifying K-12 grant programs in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that could be used to implement prevention efforts in elementary and secondary…

Title VII provides funding for the education of American Indian/Alaska Native students based on a formula grant available to school districts, charter schools, and local education agencies (LEAs). This report explores why some eligible schools and districts do not apply for federal Title VII, potentially resulting in American Indian/Alaska Native…

Inservice training sessions for directors, teachers, and teacher aides were the services most commonly requested in a 1978 survey of administrators and staff of Title VII bilingual education programs in the American Indian Bilingual Education Center (AIBEC) service region of New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. Respondents felt…

This elementary reader in upper Tanana Athapaskan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and ink drawings. (AMH)

This digest is written to provide quick access to information about the Titled programs carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Navajo Area by the Chinle Agency, the Eastern Navajo Agency, the Ft. Defiance Agency, the Shiprock Agency, and the Western Navajo Agency. The information was obtained from the approved projects…

This picture association test booklet for the Mohawk language has two parts. Part One contains 10 questions and Part Two contains 40 questions. Each item consists of a word in Mohawk and a number of drawing from which the learner is to choose the correct one that represents the word. (AMH)

This elementary Inupiat reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

This elementary reader in Inupiat-Kivalina is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

Early Russian religious and educational influences on the 20 various Alaskan Native languages are described, followed by those of American origin in schools and religious groups after the American purchase in 1867, all of which show the development of diglossia and language shifts. The present dual educational system, which includes state schools…

This resource guide for teachers of elementary Mohawk contains the following elements: (1) an outline of language learning levels, (2) a description of developmental traits of elementary school students, (3) an indication of elementary school curriculum areas that can be taught in Mohawk, and (4) a development of the language component of the…

Items in the largely annotated, March 1979 bibliography are examples of American Indian resources housed at the American Indian Bilingual Education Center (AIBEC) Materials Bank and are included in the bibliography solely for their educational and historical value. The resources are appropriate for professional research and as supplementary…

To better serve administrators, teaching staff, parents, and others active in Title VII bilingual education in a region comprised of New Mexico and parts of Arizona, Utah, and Colorado in which the principal tribes are Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo, the 1979-80 Handbook provides a complete listing and explanation of American Indian Bilingual…

As part of the National Network of Centers for Bilingual Education, the American Indian Bilingual Education Center (AIBEC) provides resource and training services for administrators, teaching staff, parents, and others active in all phases of Title VII bilingual education in a region (comprised of New Mexico and parts of Arizona, Utah, and…