Argues that traditional religions of American Indians (and other persons) are under the secular attack because the civil religion of the United States will tolerate no value higher than the state. Cites court decisions suggesting that civil laws have become the definitive statement of what is acceptable religious behavior. (SV)

Policymakers have assumed that higher education would generate Indian self-determination by acculturating future tribal leaders. Instead, frustrated by the fragmented Western worldview, the brightest Indian students are supplementing its deficiencies with tribal knowledge and traditions and thereby transcending 500 years of culture shock to find…

Historical and recent examples indicate that, in the areas of property ownership/use and tribal self-government, federal policy has frequently ignored complexities and abandoned Indians to learn from their experiences. Indian college students can substitute professional education for practical experience to ensure tribal survival and sensible land…