This quarterly newsletter of the Western Gerontological Society focuses on minority aging. Topics included are: special needs, unequal suffering, Asian elderly, natural networks, aging across cultures, program barriers, policy implications, multicultural programming and employment, Native American customs in service delivery, and recreation…

This is the third of a set of four books containing 24 examples of the Tanaina art of storytelling. They are intended for use in a bilingual education setting for competent speakers of Tanaina Athabaskan who have knowledge of the writing system. The stories in this volume are part of a group of stories called Mountain Stories which are…

Data collected by the New Mexico State Department of Education in the spring 1973 are used in tables to compare the 1972 Laguna Acoma High School (LAHS) graduating class and other 1972 New Mexico high school graduating classes. The percentage of 1972 LAHS graduates who at the time of the study were involved in post-secondary academic education or…

Presented in this document is a cross-cultural study dealing with the role of socialization, self perceptions, and achievement orientation of South Asian and Anglo Sanxon women living in Ontario, Canada. These dimensions are explored within the context of selected cultural, religious, and philosophical variables prevailing in the two cultures.…

The focus of this paper is on the social, cultural, and psychological problems women of East Indian origin share with other immigrant women in Canada. Also examined are problems that are unique to the East Indian woman and the ways in which she deals with the challenges, conflicting cultural values, and expectations that confront her. The…

The effective social worker or family counselor delivering health care services to the American Indian community will focus on the strengths rather than the weaknesses of the community and will recognize and use existing natural helping systems. The American Indian family network, for example, is unique in Western society and contains a variety of…

This illustrated reader consists of a traditional historical narrative in Inupiaq Athabascan. It is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared toward competent speakers of the language with knowledge of the writing system. (AMH)

This illustrated reader in Inupiaq Athabascan is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared toward readers, especially schoolchildren, who have a good grasp of the language. It consists of a story about traditional Inupiaq beliefs concerning the weather, stars, etc. (AMH)

The Indian Health Care Improvement Act authorizes 612 positions and $208,797,000 for fiscal year 1978. Title I augments the inadequate number of health professionals serving Indians, and with such aid as grants and scholarships removes barriers to health professionals' entry into the Indian Health Service (IHS) and private practice for Indians.…

In an effort to determine if Indian and white adolescents differed in their choice of defense mechanisms, a random sampling of tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students from 22 Oklahoma public schools were given the Defense Mechanism Inventory. Scores for 170 Indian students and 197 white students assessed five categories of defenses: turning…

This illustrated reader of traditional Gwich'in stories is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared toward students who are competent speakers of Gwich'in Athabaskan with knowledge of the writing system. It consists of three traditional stories. (AMH)

This reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting and is geared towards students who are competent speakers of Ahtna Athabaskan with knowledge of the writing system. It is an historical account of a battle and its aftermath from the Cantwell area. It includes an interlinear English translation and a free English translation. (AMH)

Primary objectives of the first comprehensive study of New Mexico Pueblo school dropouts were to identify and locate such dropouts, to determine reasons for Pueblo dropouts, and to identify types of counseling and services available. Of 710 identified dropouts, 328 from the 19 Pueblos were interviewed in home visits. Personal reasons (seeing no…

This directory identifies key agencies and organizations that provide guidance and assistance to anyone who works with the special needs learner. The offices and establishments described in the directory represent the numerous organizations and agencies responsive to the academic and vocational requirements of the following special needs…

This bibliography identifies books citing the history of nine ethnic groups: American Indians, Puerto Rican Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans, Eskimos, Appalachians, black Americans, German Americans, and Japanese Americans. Books were selected to provide researchers with an accurate view of the histories of these groups and to cite…