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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1992
In October 1991, a Congressional committee heard testimony on proposals to expand and extend the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project. Originally authorized in 1988, the project allows participating tribes to negotiate the transfer of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs and services to the tribes through compacts of self-governance and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1982
The purpose of the oversight hearing was to hear from administration and tribal witnesses on the implementation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638), which was signed into law on January 4, 1975. The hearing focused on five concerns of the legislation: (1) the new draft regulations pending publication…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Development, Community Resources
Weaver, Kenneth L., Ed. – 1990
This document discusses tribal governance as part of the "Native American Week" on Montana State University's Bozeman campus. The document contains a commissioned paper, a panel discussion, a speech, and a list of legal documents of tribal governments in Montana. The commissioned paper, "Federal Indian Policy: A Summary," by…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Differences
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Although self-determination funds in fiscal year 1977 accounted for about 25 percent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget for the operation of Indian programs, the BIA has not adequately supervised tribal performance under these contracts and grants. Questionable use of funds, incorrect interpretations of regulations, inadequate criteria…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Agencies
Wilson, Frederick C. – 1975
Designed to expose high school students to the complexities of the bureaucratic structure of the Federal Government (especially that of the structure and organization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its relationship to tribal governments), this curriculum bulletin provides a guide for exploring the Federal Government's responsibilities to…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Bureaucracy