On October 29, 1979, the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education held oversight hearings regarding the new Office of Indian Education Form No. 506, used to determine school district eligibility for part A public school programs under the Indian Education Act. The fact finding hearing was prompted by mail to the…

Native American education received little attention until after the Civil War. Landmarks in Indian education since then include the Carlisle Indian School, the Meriam Report, the Johnson O'Malley Act, the Navajo Community College Act, and the Indian Education Act. This Congressional legislation survey mirrors the changing motives for Indian…

Although provisions in countless treaties have mandated Indian educational services, federal and state governments were for many years unenthusiastic about accepting the responsibility for educating the Indian people. Inadequately funded educational services provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs did little to reflect the realities and needs of…

Describes programs enacted under the Indian Education Act that are clearing the way for Indians to train as teachers and thus eventually provide role models for tribal youngsters and motivate them to do better in school. (LRA)

The author discusses federal legislation that concerns American Indian education. Examines contract schools, the Bureau of Indian Affairs school system, availability of public schools, sectarian mission schools, termination of tribal sovereignty, relocation to urban areas, and the Indian Education Act of 1972. (CT)

This report outlines the activities of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), and presents statistics and information on Indian schools and educational programs. Parts I and II describe NACIE and its functions and activities for fiscal year 1988--advising Congress on Indian education laws, reviewing applications for grants and…

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…

The series of five extensive oversight hearings specifically focused on Johnson O'Malley funds; education functions; the bill's formula for distribution of education funds; the new education personnel system; the development of regulations relative to academic and living standards for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools; the administration of…

Containing the Indian Education Act final regulations of May 21, 1980, which affect Local Educational Agency entitlement grants, the handbook of technical assistance materials is divided into two major sections. The first consists of a summary of major changes in the regulations, covering applicability, eligibility, applicable regulations,…

To aid the Office of Evaluation and Dissemination (OED) and the Office of Indian Education in development of a Request for Proposal to conduct an impact evaluation of the Indian Education Act, Part A, investigators used findings of the OED-sponsored evaluation of the Indian Education Act and observations of the principal investigator to establish…

The reemergence in the 1960's of the traditional Indian philosophy of education as preparation for societal productivity coincided with a movement within Indian communities toward more active participation in and self-control of the education of their people. By recognizing the historical right of American Indians to control their own education,…

In terms of federal precedent, Indian education can be said to represent the avant-garde. Federal involvement in Indian education began in 1890 with tuition payment on a per capita basis for Indians attending public schools and continued with provisions of the 1934 Johnson O'Malley Act and the 1972 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This…

Appointed by the President, the fifteen Indian and Alaska Native members of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) are charged by law to advise the Congress and the Commissioner of Education in a number of areas concerning the administration of programs in which Indian children and adults participate and to submit an Annual…

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)

Beginning in the year 1568, American Indians were thrust into an alien educational environment in which their languages--the very expressions of their tribal cultures--had no relevance or validity from the perspective of their teachers. The evolution of educational policy as it has affected Indians was initially tied to land transfer and…