The Division of Indian Education, Arizona Department of Education, distrubutes Federal funds under the Johnson-O'Malley Act. The funds are provided to Arizona public schools and counties with 3% or more American Indian children to help pay the cost of educating children living on tax-exempt reservation lands. The host school district receives the…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in selected factors between American Indian students who persisted at the University of New Mexico and at New Mexico State University and those who did not. Subjects were 135 Indians and 200 non-Indians at the University of New Mexico and 68 Indians and…

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Cultural Studies Center organizes national and international resource materials; develops updated and accurate information on American Indian culture; and provides other corollary activities related to research, curriculum, and training support. The 7 objectives of the BIA field unit are designed to establish a…

The rhetorical theories and practices of ancient India and China provide the themes of this book. An examination of the relationship between culture and rhetoric, East and West, opens the book. The rhetorical milieu of India, its philosophy, social system, and uses of speech, leads to a probing of the caste system and speech of the Brahmins.…

The purpose of compiling this annotated bibliography was to aid the teacher and the librarian in selection of children's materials that realistically represent the Indian. Every item was evaluated for its usefulness in refuting stereotypes. The bibliography is primarily limited to United States Indians, with some references to Canadian Indians.…

In this book nominated for the National Book Award, the author presents the past, present, and future of the Indians of North, Central, and South America with current archaeological findings which add to the knowledge about Indians. As noted, the volume contains information from the works of a large number of people who, since the time of…

"A Look at Indian Education in the 70's" was the theme of this conference, where representatives from 10 American Indian tribes gave general remarks about the status of education on their reservations. Included in the remarks was information on the number of students in higher education, adult education, early childhood programs, and elementary…

"The purpose of this conference was to study and explore current problems facing Indian education today relative to the high drop-out rate of Indian youth in our public schools, the apparent communication problems between teachers and Indian students, the cultural heritage of the American Indian and its effect on education, relationships between…

The document reports an audit review made of educational activities within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) area offices in Anadarko and Muskogee, Oklahoma; Gallup, New Mexico; Juneau, Alaska; and Phonenix, Arizona. The field work, completed in 1967, was designed to (1) compile financial information to correlate with measures of output, (2)…

Purposes of this study of the Bordertown Dormitory Program were (1) to provide a description of the social situation as it existed in 1963 and 1968 as perceived by the teachers, students, dormitory aides, and parents; (2) to ascertain the patterns, if any, arising within individual variations, resulting in group perceptions rather than individual…

Phase III, Volume I is a progress report of Project NECESSITIES to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report lists curriculum materials prepared as of June 1970. No provisions were made for distribution of materials at the end of Phase III. Phase IV, which was originally envisioned as having materials distribution and corollary training programs in…

This annotated bibliography was prepared for the kindergarten through ninth grade social studies teacher and student for the purpose of ethnic studies. Although some of the references are to works of fiction and poetry, most of the entries are intended to give the teacher and the student a background in the heritage of the appropriate group,…

Information about American Indians for use in Minnesota second-grade classrooms is presented in this curriculum unit completed as a requirement for a University of Minnesota extension course in Indian education for public school teachers. Objectives are listed for the areas of understandings, attitudes, and skills. Some learning experiences for…

After a review of the literature on past and present vocational education programs conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and private industry, 5 methodologies for use in evaluating Indian vocational programs are discussed. Research needs are then suggested. First an assessment of vocational education programs offered in BIA…

The stated purpose of the State Advisory Commission on Indian Affairs was to study the problems of California's American Indians, including "the problems presented by the termination of federal control over Indian affairs, the operation, effect, administration, enforcement, and needed revision of any and all state laws" pertaining to the…