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M. J. Reinhardt; T. Moses; K. Arkansas; B. Ormson; G. K. Ward – National Comprehensive Center, 2020
For educators to more fully comprehend the issues surrounding the current state of affairs regarding tribal consultation and sovereignty in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) education, it is necessary to provide a socio-historical context. This brief provides information on the evolution of Native education, from its precolonial roots to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Tribal Sovereignty, American Indian Education
Bill, Willard E. – 1988
This teaching unit was written to supplement the curriculum of intermediate and secondary teachers in Washington State. The material is applicable to social studies classes, special events and American Indian studies. The unit includes an extensive account of the various historical periods in American Indian Education, beginning with initial…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
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Sharpes, Donald K. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1979
A brief overview of federal American Indian education legislation and details of the Indian Education Act of 1972 indicate the vacillating nature of federal policy towards American Indian education, and the importance of understanding and influencing federal policy formation. (SB)
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools
Barker, Kipp A. – 1976
The Indian Education Act of 1972, Title IV, has improved Native American education by emphasizing Native American control; it comes after 400 years of Euro-American involvement in Indian education during which assimilation was the primary goal. In 1568 Jesuit priests began "civilizing" and Christianizing the "savage" Indians;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians