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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1991
Testimony concerning Senate Bill 1595 includes statements submitted by Senator Daniel Inouye, from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, and S. Timothy Wapato, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services. The bill in question aims to preserve and enhance the ability of Alaska Natives to speak and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Diachronic Linguistics, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 2002
A Senate committee hearing received testimony on the educational needs of Native Hawaiian families and young children and on existing programs that serve them. Oral and written statements were presented by Senators, parents, teachers, school and program administrators, and organizations concerned with Native education and culture. These statements…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Extended Family
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1994
A Senate committee received testimony supporting reauthorization of the Native Hawaiian Education Act as part of reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the previous week, the House of Representatives had narrowly defeated an effort to delete the Native Hawaiian Education Act from ESEA reauthorization. The Native…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1992
In June 1992, a Senate hearing received testimony on the need for federal aid for maintenance of Native American languages. Such aid would fund community language facilities and programs, training of Native speakers as teachers, development of instructional materials, and compilation of oral materials. A speaker from the Administration for Native…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages