A summation of the successful Sunset Review process and a legislative package addressing issues raised during the Review highlight the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs' 1986 annual report. The summation identifies changes in Commission organization and programs and clarifies Commission powers and duties. The legislative package includes a…

State-tribal relationships, response to the Sunset Review Audit process, and legislative proposals to strengthen Commission programs are the major issues addressed in the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs 1985 report. Proposed solutions to state-tribal relationship issues include development of a statewide Indian policy statement consonant with…

Compiled for school administrators, teachers, researchers, information specialists, professional organizations, students, and others interested in locating educational resources on the American Indian, this annotated bibliography supplements six previous publications put out by the Educational Resources Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural…

The third annual external evaluation of the Choctaw Special Alternative Instruction program is reported. The program has its roots in two efforts by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to improve their schools, an English-as-a-Second-Language education effort, and a curriculum implementation program. The Mississippi Band preserves many…

An ethnic heritage studies program project was federally funded for the year 1977-78 for the purpose of developing a model curriculum unit (based on the Native Americans of the Carolinas) aimed at the intermediate grades. For purposes of this project, an ethnic group was defined as a social group whose membership may be based on race, religion,…