The percentage of an Indian's adult life which has been lived in an urban environment and the relation between employment, income, education, housing, acceptance of white culture, and Indian ancestry to continued urban residence are examined. (NQ)

Cultural background and the contemporary situation of American Indians in the United States are covered in this book. The first section of the book covers Indian art, literature, women's rights, warriors, religion, farming, natural resources, law, and the Indian as the first American. Included in the second part are: maps of Indian land…

The anthropological reader about American Indians presents 28 articles dated from 1968 to 1971. It is divided into 4 parts: the anthropologist: the man and the discipline; a giant step between 2 worlds; scientific investigation: archaeology; and early agricultural and economy: 3 studies. Also included are (1) discussion: an anthropologist as…

This study investigated the impact of cultural identification of Native American college students on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III). It assessed the relationship between cultural identification and cognitive-testing scores between a group of off-reservation students attending the University of North Dakota (UND) and…

Divided into five major sections, this revised summary of the socioeconomic development of Maine American Indians presents the following: (1) General Information (prehistoric development of these Algonquian-speaking Indians including the most recently accepted tribal and band subdivisions; their cultural and historical development; and their…

Articles that appear in the "Journal of American Indian Education", Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 1961) through Vol. 13, No. 2 (January 1974), inclusive, are annotated in this index. Each of the approximately 190 citations gives: (1) title of article/manuscript, (2) author(s), (3) volume, number, pages, and date, and (4) subject annotation.…

The 1972 edition of the "Index to Literature on the American Indian" covers 83 subject areas and 138 periodicals. Authors and subject areas are listed alphabetically, giving information for culture, history, legislation, education, health, literature, foreign nations, tribes, land, discrimination, etc. Periodicals in existence for less than 1 year…

An attempt to describe some of the long-term social and historical causes of Canada Native problems, this document illustrates the way in which numerous problems have combined to create the present situation and outlines some of the Canada Natives' current aspirations for the future. The introduction addresses the initial and resultant impact of…

Removal and allotment did much to disorganize American Indian groups, yet the ultimate blow came with the 1934 Reorganization Act, the master-plan for the current reservation system. Following reorganization, there were policies of termination, relocation, and self-determination, all of which contributed to the problem of marginal Indians in urban…

The purpose of these elementary grade social studies resource materials is to portray the continuity of the life of the Suquamish Tribe on the Port Madison Reservation in western Washington. The photographs accompanying the text in the student booklet document the coming together of Indian and non-Indian cultures: the gathering style of life…

The California Indian Education Association has held American Indian education workshops in conjunction with its annual conferences since its inception in 1967. The report of this 5th annual meeting reflected many of the frustrations that Indians face in their contact with society, particularly in the educational system. The frustrations of Indian…

Written specifically for bilingual Native American teachers, this guide discusses the importance of self-esteem for Native American students and provides a set of lessons designed to develop self-esteem and cultural identity. The first section of the guide discusses the relationship among culture, individual identity, and self-esteem, stressing…