An investigation was made of possible ethnic differences in academically relevant environmental variables in order to help account for ethnic differences in achievement (in particular, West Indian underachievement) in a town in the British Midlands. Questionnaires were completed by the parents of 35 West Indian, 33 Indian, and 43 nonminority…

This is the transcript of the second session of the Senate hearings on native Hawaiian education held in March 1984. The hearings in this volume explore the possibility of including Native Hawaiians under the definition of "Native American" in the Indian Education Act. The volume contains: (1) a prepared statement by Myron B. Thompson,…

Postsecondary education and all of Indian education are tied to the tribes, the complexities of Indian law, and the tribal powers of self-government which in turn are based on treaties with the U.S. government. Since 1789, treaty relations were entered with nearly every tribe and band within the U.S. territorial limits. Part of the consideration…

The planning, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive health program creates a continuing demand for concise and accurate information of many types. The major source of some of the most pertinent information is the American Indian people, the recipients of health services. Gathering the required information is complicated by…

This is the final report of a project that studied sex role stereotyping behavior among children in four preschools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and attempted to intervene in the development of such stereotyping. The three phases of the study, which included contacting the schools, data collection and analysis, and information dissemination, are…

Targeted especially for Indian adult educators, the 1982 resource directory identifies: Indian Adult Education projects and commercial businesses who develop curriculum materials for adult students; sources for obtaining or providing information for and about Indian adult education projects at the local, state, or federal levels; and Indian adult…

Although copper is a widespread and useful metal, the process of mining and refining copper can have severe detrimental impacts on humans, plants, and animals. The most serious impacts from copper production are the release of sulphur dioxide and other air pollutants and the poisoning of water supplies. These impacts occur in both the mining and…

This research suggests a possible diachronic explanation for the emergence of OVS (Object-Verb-Subject) as basic sentence word order in Carib languages. The application of afterthought grammaticalization patterns to explain diachronic change in the position of subject necessitates some modification of Hyman's and Venneman's hypotheses. Neither…

Suicide rates vary greatly by sex and race, but the methods employed by these groups have not been studied closely and across time. Annual official national statistics for specific methods of suicide by sex and specific racial group were examined from 1923 to 1978. During this time period, shifts occurred in the proportions of suicides by method,…

This study is a controlled longitudinal analysis of the impact and meaning of television among Algonkian Indians of central Canada which incorporates eight years of extensive participant observation field work and objective social and psychological testing in the pre- and post-television periods. The impact of television is discussed in terms of…

The purposes of this conference were threefold: (1) to bring together a group of experts and representatives of selected Federal agencies to review the adequacy of training for teachers, professors, and administrators in the use of educational technology; (2) to seek recommendations from these experts as to the appropriate Federal and non-Federal…

The attitudes of white Canadian fifth and sixth graders toward blacks and East Indians were examined by means of a semantic differential measure, a social distance scale, and a contact questionnaire. No significant differences in attitudes were found between students in schools with a high and low proportion of black and East Indian students.…

Students, families, colleges and funding agencies contributed data to determine the educational status of the alumni of Laguna-Acoma High School in New Mexico. Of the 749 students graduating from the school from its opening in 1964 to 1974, sixty-two students, or 8%, received a baccalaureate degree by August of 1978. New Mexico colleges and…

The "Being a Special Person" segment of the Choices and Careers: Free to Choose program is based upon five areas of study; this document features summaries of the information in those five units along with the basic aims of each unit. "The Outside You" unit focuses on being natural and the importance of good health habits.…

Recourse to the courts for resolution of conflicts has become increasingly frequent, particularly in matters concerning American Indians. Important to this upsurge is the commitment to Indian sovereignty and the awareness among Indians that their rights can be asserted and established in courts. The issues of Indian self-determination and tribal…