The Indian Nations At Risk Task Force commissioned 20 papers to review current conditions in Native American education and set forth rationale, plans, and strategies for action. This introduction to the commissioned papers describes the work of the Task Force. Comprised of 14 individuals, the Task Force met 5 times between May 1990 and May 1991 to…

This paper traces the development of the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native peoples and examines the implications of that relationship for Native American education. In 1532, Francisco de Vitoria refuted the Doctrine of Discovery and laid out four principles to guide Spanish governmental relations with…

Unpublished unexpurgated draft of final report of the Indian Nations At-Risk Task Force. Calls for a new Treaty of 1992 to end the secret war of assimilation waged against Native peoples through public schools and other means. Describes the miserable results of widespread "pseudo" Native education, and outlines elements of true Native…