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National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 2003
This "toolkit" document is intended to provide a culturally appropriate set of resources to address the unique political and legal concerns of people with disabilities in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. It provides information on education, health, vocational rehabilitation (VR), independent living, model approaches, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Assistive Technology, Change Strategies
Johnson, Lyndon B. – Indian Record, 1968
Emphasizing the need for a Federal-Indian partnership which promotes Indian self-help and Indian respect, this speech proposes: strengthened Federal leadership via a National Council on Indian Opportunity; Indian involvement in the determination of Indian problems and needs; enrollment of all Indian Children in a preschool program by 1971; funds…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Action, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
National Indian Council on Aging, Albuquerque, NM. – 1979
Focusing on the physical well-being and personal environment of the Indian elderly, the conference attracted 3,000 persons from 209 Indian tribes. Its program was organized into: (1) description of existing resources serving elderly Indians; (2) determination of the additional or remedial action required; and (3) identification of methodology for…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conference Reports
Ater, E. Carolyn, Ed. – 1977
This manual is intended for use by senior adult peer advisors (age 60 and over) engaged in helping relationships in providing consumer education to other senior adults. The advisory procedures are based on a problem solving approach which incorporates the development of a self-help concept. Chapter 1 provides information on consumer advising. It…
Descriptors: Clothing, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance), Death
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1999
This publication is intended to assist teachers in planning an instructional program in consumer education to meet the state requirements as outlined in the School Code of Illinois. Each of 15 chapters follows a similar format. Each topic is identified in the opening paragraphs, followed by student objectives, an outline of content, suggested…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Clothing, Compliance (Legal)
Lyon, Juana P., Comp. – 1978
A culmination of the efforts of many Indian and concerned non-Indian people, the conference, attended by almost 1,500 American Indians and Alaska Natives representing 171 tribes, aimed to promote effective and adequate services needed by the Indian elderly. Based on input from the Indian community and service providers, five concurrent workshops…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Delivery Systems
Carter, Jimmy – 1979
The Carter Administration is adopting a Small Community and Rural Development Policy because: (1) rural America's human and natural resources are a mainstay of the nation's economy and way of life; (2) many rural areas are in the midst of significant economic and demographic change; (3) rural people and communities have greater unmet basic human…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Size, Cooperation, Delivery Systems