With a view toward stimulating remedial Federal Government and local community action, the National Council on Indian Opportunity held hearings on problems of urban American Indians during 1968 and 1969 in 5 major cities. This report organizes the interracial aspects of urban Indian concerns evidenced during the hearings. Much is included in the…

This paper is a declaration of need for emphasis on development, evaluation, and innovation in the education of urban non-white immigrant students. (MM)

Relates the experiences of a non-Indian psychiatrist as she became part of the mental health team in an urban Indian health care center. Reflects on the evolution of her varied roles and the importance of cultural sensitivity. Includes three case examples of American Indian psychotherapy patients. (Author/SV)

Examines the development of an urban Indian ethnic group in Phoenix, Arizona. Uses a social network analysis to determine the group's level of social cohesion. (FMW)

Draws on interviews with 50 urban American Indians to examine how foster-care placements compromised former foster children's ability to parent their own children. Discusses the influence of parental drinking on family life, leading to child neglect and foster-care placement; differing experiences of foster children raised by extended family…

A survey of 374 Denver American Indians, mostly unemployed and low-income, examined substance abuse, psychological problems, and personal trauma for self and household; Native community mental health problems (including youth problems); counselor preferences; opinions about school testing of American Indian children; and Native community needs for…

The illustrated booklet, developed by the Wabanaki Ethnic Heritage Curriculum Development Project, is written for the Indian and non-Indian educator as a basic primer on the Wabanaki tribal lifestyle. The Wabanaki Confederacy is made up of the following tribes: Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Advocating a positive approach to…

The evolution of urban Indian living patterns is traced for some U.S. and Canadian cities. A sequence of stages characterizing changing institutional and life style patterns is suggested. A key part of this process is the emergence of groups of native people who occupy positions from which they can help Indian migrants to adapt to city life.…

Describes a collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare. Identifies challenges and opportunities in addressing the needs of urban Native American communities. Concludes with principles for…

Urban American Indian dropouts and stayers in four cohorts (graduating classes) were examined on variables related to their years of high school attendance. Parent and student group interviews revealed that dropping out was related to lower academic achievement, retention in grade, greater family mobility, tribal affiliation, and school attended.…

Among 150 eleventh grade American Indian students, those attending urban high schools were significantly more creative than reservation students on 5 of 7 variables of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, Figural Form B. There was no significant difference between groups in academic achievement. Contains approximately 100 references. (SV)

Describes the operations of Southern California Indian Centers, Inc., a nonprofit provider of social services and job training to American Indians in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Discusses funding sources in an era of federal cuts and retrenchment, agency structure and administrative practices, staffing, volunteerism and the dedication factor,…

Describes the urban context and multitribal demographics of the Puyallup Reservation (Washington), and the history of Chief Leschi Schools (pre-K-12)--a multicampus provider of educational and social services to Native youth living on or near the reservation. Discusses problems of substance abuse and violence; community-, family-, school-, and…

The goal of the Indian Education Act Project (IEAP) is to increase and extend the education of American Indian youths so they can better cope with a highly technological society. Statistics have indicated drop-out rates of 40 to 50 percent among American Indians, a primary factor giving rise to the urgent need for supplemental educational services…

The American Indian population exceeded 1 million (1,366,676) in 1980, showing an increase of about 574,000 persons or 72% over the decade. The 1980 Census also identified 42,162 Eskimo and 14,205 Aleut who are still highly concentrated in Alaska. The substantially larger count is the result of natural increase and overall improvements in census…