Schools and communities across Montana are working hard to ensure that students receive the best education and graduate ready for college and careers. One of the most important components in this effort involves understanding where students are and how schools and communities can best help them achieve at the highest levels. Data is an invaluable…

The paper provides a summary of the level of income and welfare dependency of British Columbia American Indians in the 1960's. Emphasis is given to Indians living off reservations. (FF)

The document is the March 1972 final report of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title III project which provides supplementary education for American Indians in rural and reservation areas. The document covers evaluation procedures of the tutorial program, vocational training, counseling, adult classes and activities, summer…

According to the 1970 census, New York State has the tenth largest Indian population in the United States; 1978 tribal enrollment was 12,500--up about 25% over 1970. The nine Indian reservations are owned and occupied by Iroquois, Poospatuck, and Shinnecock Indians, all of whom are indigenous to New York State. Enrollment in the Iroquois…

Community colleges can play a major role in educating native Americans if Indians are given leadership opportunities. (Editor)

This is a report on a training session conducted for the board members of the New Brunswick Indian Arts and Crafts Association with the aim of outlining purposes of the Association, and assisting in drawing up plans for a formal administrative structure among arts and crafts organizations. An administrative manual containing terms of reference…

Identification of social and cultural commonalities among American Indians of the eastern U.S. reveal 4 geographical areas--(1) the eastern seaboard (the largest group in both number of distinct groups and population); (2) the inland area; (3) Louisiana (a combination of inland and seaboard characteristics); (4) the eastern Great Lakes area…

Presenting an historical review of policy re Maine's American Indians, this monograph documents the development of: Indian policy prior to 1965 (treaties and legislation); the initial years of Maine's Department of Indian Affairs (DIA); Indian recognition and the courts; and recognition of Maine's off-reservation Indians. Specifically, this paper…

The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provided technical assistance to the Northwest Indian Council on Education for a study of curriculum development for Indian occupational education. The purpose of the study was twofold: (1) to provide policy suggestions for the consideration of the curriculum center; and (2) to summarize curriculum…

The in-depth statistical profile of the American Indian's condition today is the most comprehensive ever done on the subject by the Bureau of the Census (U.S. Department of Commerce, Social and Economic Statistics Administration). Presenting information from the 1970 Census of Population and Housing it includes tribal and reservation data and…

The Board of Directors of the New Brunswick Indian Arts and Crafts Corporation attended a two-day training session in Presque Isle, Maine, to discuss and clarify roles and responsibilities of the various agencies and position holders of the Provincial and Federal Corporations. In addition, an extensive discussion of negotiations procedures took…

The use of the media to gain public acceptance of a group's ideology and policies is usually unsuccessful unless the group can create a newsworthy event, especially one that is unusual or that involves conflict. In the case of the Indian movement, the brief, superficial television coverage of the American Indian Movement's (AIM) take-over of the…

The preliminary conclusions and recommendations of each of the 11 AIPRC (American Indian Policy Review Commission) Task Forces are given. (NQ)