A Cree teacher-researcher in Alberta enrolled in a graduate education program in hopes of gaining insight into the low achievement of students in reserve schools. Courses taught from an Indigenous perspective and her own research with reservation students led her to the notion of inherent wisdom, expressed in the metaphor of a tree whose roots…

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)

A survey of 33 faculty members at Salish Kootenai College examined their support for and use of 14 instructional accommodations with learning-disabled students. Faculty strongly agreed that the college should provide tutorial support and counseling services for students. Contains 24 references. (SV)

Describes the final segment of a Seattle high school anthropology course--a four-week stay on the Navajo Reservation. Examines how this immersion in Navajo culture changed the values and perspectives of White students as they were forced to confront paradoxes in their own lives. (SV)

A report entitled "Meeting the National Need for Minority Scholars and Scholarship" is discussed. The report found the federal government had been "ineffective" in helping to solve the problems faced by minority scholars. Recommendations include: faculty members should reach out to minority scholars and serve as mentors, etc.…

Uses eight languages in five distinct linguistic areas to examine two hypotheses regarding text generation and analysis and to illustrate their reciprocity relative to narrative discourse. Demonstrates how these hypotheses yield salience schemes and constituent analysis which mutually corroborate and correct each other. (KEH)

Discusses a proposed interconnectedness between the ecologies of ethnic minority families, adaptive strategies, socialization goals, and child development outcomes. (PCB)

Examines two types of Canadian bilingual education programs in order to identify the strengths of French immersion that would be applicable to Indian and Metis native language programs. Compares staffing problems, student characteristics, curriculum, and linguistic and cultural goals. (SV)

Examines the success of a Shuswap Indian community in reducing its alcoholism rate from 95 percent to 5 percent. Analyzes and categorizes the community organization methods used by tribal members in relation to the methods of Rothman and Tropman, Alinsky, and Freire. Contains 13 references. (SV)

Explores aboriginal discourse styles in a public context, their presentation of knowledge and experience through stories, and the mismatch between discourse styles of aboriginal people and what is expected in classrooms. (MM)

Describes need for more Native Canadian lawyers and law students. Explains socioeconomic causes for Native underrepresentation in legal profession. Argues that law admissions policies and requirements for Native students are culturally biased and suggests admission reforms. Describes Program of Legal Studies for Native People at University of…

Examined vocational self-estimates and competencies of 114 native high school students in northern Manitoba who completed the Holland Self-Directed Search (SDS). There were significant differences on SDS self-estimate scales between the native students and a comparison group of 3,865 non-native high school students. Native students had less…

Points out railroad building in the West as a cause rather than an effect of the rapid development of the area. Railroads hastened the demise of American Indian autonomy and their land base, brought permanent Anglo-American settlers to the West and provided a market relationship between East and West. (KO)

Discusses the evolution of multicultural literature for young adults; the role of publishers and others in making more multicultural materials available; and issues involved in authoring books with such themes. A bibliography of 8 selection tools and an annotated bibliography of 88 works for young adults are appended. (KRN)

Presents data from two studies on the statistical profiles of physical education doctorate recipients from 1983-92, focusing on gender and race/ethnicity differentials. Results indicate that few African Americans, Hispanics, or Native Americans have been attracted to the field at the doctoral level, despite a high concentration receiving degrees…