A summer program provided a range of health and school activities for entire families of the Minneapolis (Minnesota) Indian community. Both students and their parents improved in learning assessments and in attitudes toward school. (MLF)

Highlights the findings from the first systematic national examination of the effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act (P. L. 95-608). Examines the prevalence of Native American children in substitute care and the effects of this Act and others on Indian children and families. (RJC)

An account of the role and participation of the Mesquakie Indians of Iowa in a district primary election and their impact on the outcome as well as the consequences for their own internal organization and culture. (EH)

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…

Notes that the American Indians actually have a chance of recovering their land from the present owner, for in addition to a moral claim it might have a solid legal claim to title as well. (Author/AM)

The level of educational achievement of British Columbia American Indians living off Indian reservations is examined. In addition, a summary of a number of earlier studies of Indian educational achievement is presented. (FF)

The narrative essays in this collection offer a vision of the race and identity of Native Americans, focusing on American Indians that have grown up in cities and towns. It is a unique collection in that it represents the ways that mixed blood people ("mixbloods") envision Indian race and heritage. It is also unique in that it extends the…

A review of 1980 U.S. census figures indicates that there are 6.7 million Americans who claim American Indian ancestry, compared with 1.4 million who checked "American Indian" as their race. Responses on other sections of the 1980 census indicate different American Indian population totals. For the purposes of this report, the highest…

"Culture of poverty" theorists contend that the marginal socioeconomic position occupied by many minority groups is the result of a self-perpetuating poverty "way of life". This study brings empirical evidence to bear on this thesis as it applies to Navajo Indians in Denver, Colorado. (KM)

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…