The assessment of educational needs attempts to: (1) identify problems and needs related to the education of American Indians; (2) establish priorities for meeting these needs and solving problems; (3) provide program descriptions to assist individuals and organizations to plan and implement programs to meet priorities; and (4) identify potential…

Discussing Indian education in public schools, the paper explains that the new Johnson O'Malley (JOM) regulations will be one of the first major tests of the new Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) administration's resolve to put the interests of the American Indian people first. The first section presents discussions on: Tuition Payments and JOM; JOM…