A portion of Mississippi Choctaw culture commonly referred to as "material culture" is described with pictures illustrating the process of making some of the traditional Choctaw items which tribal members have chosen to continue to make. The secondary textbook may be used as a supplement to the state-adopted textbook for the course…

Surveys American Indian materials currently available in microform, including collected papers, periodicals, newspapers, monographs, oral histories, and government publications. Recommendations are offered as to the size and type of library that should purchase these publications. (CLB)

Provides a collection of historical and cultural materials on the Cherokee, Shawnee, Choctaw, and Seminole. (JDH)

Briefly describes a Nebraska program in which materials were developed through the cooperation of university professors, teachers, state department of education participants, Native Americans, and others. (JM)

Reviews trends in the literature on Native American women and notes significant changes in recent years. Suggests that scholarly issues may have to be subordinated to community needs, and that feminist scholars should direct their studies to those issues most important to the group being studied. (ST)

Describes Native American programs at Dartmouth College. Recruitment and support increased in 1970. In 1969, only three Indians had graduated from Dartmouth. By fall 1987, more than 270 had attended. Describes program's staff, benefits for students, and projects. Projects include workshops, conferences, other cultural activities. (TES)

Although founded in 1769 with a mission of educating Indian youth, Dartmouth College graduated only 19 American Indians by 1970. The Native American Studies program began in 1972 as part of a renewed commitment to recruit and support Indian students. Courses, faculty, visiting scholars, funding, internships, library holdings, and symposia are…

The American Indian Studies program at Arizona State University is an emerging program that aims to articulate, celebrate, and protect American Indian cultures; recruit and retain Indian students and faculty; and collaborate with Indian communities. Factors leading to the program's development and its organizational structure, curriculum,…

In this article, the author talks about the experiences of many of the people involved in the Carnegie Project, an effort in the 1960s to establish ties with the "tribal community"--people who spoke Cherokee as their first language and lived in small kin-related settlements spread across five counties in northeastern Oklahoma--and…

This bibliography provides an introduction to the archaeology, ethnology, and history of Indians in the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland areas. Some publications are available from the Museum of Natural History bookstore while others may be found in larger libraries or obtained through inter-library loan. Sections of the bibliography…

The aims and goals of this guide and the accompanying lesson plans include teaching about Native Americans with historical accuracy and fairness, the promotion of an awareness of moral and ethical values in the study of Native Americans, and the cultivation of a sensitivity to the needs and concerns of a dominated, displaced, and threatened…

A companion to The Mamook Book (ED 214 720), the student activity book teaches about Plains Indian cultures (in particular about Lakota life) through a series of activities such as: coloring panoramas of a Plains tipi encampment and a contemporary reservation; depicting historical and contemporary children; making a mobile; constructing a tipi and…

Examines history, philosophy, and programs of the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. Describes the university's American Indian projects and departments, including Native American Studies Department, department of Native American Studies Education, the Four Worlds Development Project, and a program directed toward Native self-management.…

Discusses the attitudes and experiences of U.S. Indian children who attended schools run by the Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) of the Presbyterian Church during the nineteenth century. (BSR)

The novel "Mist on the River" by Hubert Evans should appeal to secondary students because it brings to life conflicts American Indians encounter as they decide how to respond to the majority culture. Different value systems are introduced and the hazards and benefits of integration explored. Classroom activities are presented. (RM)