The art of the Plains Indians is discussed, and an art exhibition of their work to be held at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco from January 12 to April 29, 1985, is described. The exhibit shows and explains how Plains art served aspects of the Indians' traditional life. (RM)

Described is an approach for teaching history from an authentic and contemporary American Indian perspective. This approach involves the retelling of a Yurok myth, recording it in a bilingual text, and demonstrating how history can be presented with a map. (RM)

Describes the Frontier School Division (Manitoba) Social Studies curriculum for native children at the high school level that reflects the history, culture, and the social environment of native children in mainly native communities. (ERB)

Presents an overview of 273 sociological journal articles focusing on American Indians. Examines trends in these publications since 1900 and discusses implications for future sociological considerations of American Indians and American Indian societies. (Author/GC)

In this tribute to LaVonne Ruoff, the author describes Ruoff as the "Eleanor Roosevelt of Native American Literature," noting her enormous amount of committee and administrative work done to ensure that the infant American Indian studies discipline was saved and would thrive. In addition to Ruoff's own literary works in the field, she furthered…

Reviews INDIAN EDUCATION IN CANADA, volumes one and two by Barman, Hebert, and McCaskill (1986). States that the books are a valuable introduction to the field of Canadian Indian educational history as they present historical case studies and examine various aspects of the recent Indian self-determination movement. (GEA)

This article offers ideas and activities to help develop a multidisciplinary unit that motivates students to learn about the languages, legends, and lifestyles of Native Americans. (DF)

In this article, reprinted from the September 1898 issue of "McClure's Magazine," a Cheyenne Indian gives a first hand account of the defeat of General Custer by a force of three thousand warriors from the major Plains tribes at the battle of the Little Bighorn. (RM)

Describes an environmental education program which focuses on nature in Indian myths. Instructional strategies used in the program include storytelling, free association, play-acting involving members of the audience, dancing, and sharing of artifacts during a question and answer period about Vermont Indians. (JN)

Describes 10 wild plants used by Native Americans. They include: rose hips; the common milkweed; cattails; elderberries; cactus fruits; lamb's quarters pigweeds (Chenopodium sp.); persimmons; mints (Monardo sp.); the yucca; and the hawthorn. Illustrations of each plant are included. (JN)

A review of "Special Case 188" of the Bureau of Indian Affairs records and other ancillary archival sources suggests inferences into what prompted persons in the Bureau to respond as they did to Jack Wilson, the Ghost Dance prophet, and the Sioux rebellion in the Dakotas. (NEC)

Contains a bibliography of free or inexpensive informational publications on American Indian culture, history, and problems. The list will also acquaint teachers with some of the educational centers across the nation that have significant materials on Native Americans. (AM)

Discusses aspects of authenticity in the scholarship of American Indian studies. Suggests the need to admit fear and feelings of alienation associated with the past, confront academic elitists who separate themselves from the living communities they study, interrogate mainstream scholars who continually attempt to occupy Indian territory, and find…

Explores traditional and contemporary sex roles of American Indian women. Describes how women have aided survival through 200 years of government policy, and how they may help in overcoming present day problems by traditional means. (DM)

Examines work of author D.H. Lawrence and John Collier, later Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner, during 1920s when they stayed as Mabel Dodge Luhan's guests in Taos, New Mexico. Examines their perceptions of Pueblo Indian culture, federal-Indian relationship, and Indian influences on Lawrence's and Collier's work. (TES)