This document summarizes the 1991 Florida Pre-Conference to the White House Conference on Indian Education (WHCIE). The Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. (FGCIA, Inc.), serving as the WHCIE contact for Florida, prepared American Indian education recommendations to the WHCIE. Of the 114 individuals who were invited to serve as…

This document summarizes proceedings of the 1995 Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) National Association Conference. The first section of the report overviews the history of the JOM program established through the Act of April 16, 1934. The goal of this legislation was to improve American Indian and Alaska Native education by increasing parental involvement.…

This two-volume document is the final report of the White House Conference on Indian Education, mandated by 1987 amendments to the Indian Education Act. Volume 1 opens with a history of the conference and the act's implementation. It describes planning and preparations for the conference and includes a discussion of its recurring issues. The…

The executive summary of the first meeting of the National Advisory Council on Rural Development gives highlights of remarks and presentations by 16 speakers and discussions by subgroups on supporting state and local government (management and rural development roles), on new ways for rural development, and on financing rural development. Purposes…