A study examined the concept of the universality or the cultural specificity of the ideal story structure using the J. M. Mandler and N. S. Johnson story grammar. Specifically, the study tested the effect of two different story structures, one a conventional fairy tale and the other a Cree Indian narrative, on the recall of Cree Indian children.…

These final notes represent the consensus, opinions, and recommendations made by representatives of minority community-based organizations who attend a series of 12 mini-conferences sponsored by the United States Department of Education, Division of Career Education. (The purpose of these mini-conferences was to seek input in the form of advice,…

Issues involved in education of handicapped Navajo children are examined. Background sections contrast the history of treatment for the handicapped in America with the treatment received by handicapped Navajos. Unemployment, substandard housing, lack of accessibility within the reservation, overpopulation, language barriers, and the relationship…

To be born poor, Indian, and a female is to be a member of the most disadvantaged minority in Canada today. For 109 years the Indian Act of 1868 has discriminated against Canada's Indian women on grounds of race, sex and marital status. It states that an Indian woman marrying a non-Indian man ceases legally to be Indian. She must leave her…

The report discusses how Indian tribes can conserve and develop their own resources at their own pace and explores the options available to them as owners of valuable natural resources. Discussed are problems encountered by tribal leaders with various government agencies; the basic precepts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; how the problems of…

This is a career book by minorities written especially to encourage young people from minority groups to consider entering the library profession. The essays are written by twenty librarians from a wide variety of backgrounds and discuss native Americans, Chicanos, blacks, Puerto Ricans, Asian Americans, and other minority groups in librarianship.…

Five minority cultures in the United States (Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Mexican American, Native American, and Puerto Rican) have been targeted for special Federal drug abuse prevention programs and resources served by the Center for Multicultural Awareness. The folktales listed in the first bibliography represent a cross-section of the best…

This primary level reader is part of a series of materials developed for beginning reading instruction in Barrow Inupiaq. Each page consists of a drawing and brief text. It is a revision of an earlier version of the same title. (AMH)

This document is a collection of case studies based on data gathered from site visits to thirteen institutions that varied in size, geographic region, and ethnic and racial composition. The collection presents alternative strategies for implementing multicultural teacher education programs. Information regarding the application of multicultural…

THE NATIONAL INDIAN POLICY HAS RANGED FROM PREPARING THE INDIAN FOR ASSIMILATION INTO THE GENERAL POPULATION TO PREPARATION FOR LIVING IN HIS OWN GROUP. INDIAN EDUCATION, WHICH HAS BEEN CONTROLLED BY THIS POLICY, MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GENERAL PERIODS--(1) UNTIL 1870 THE POLICY WAS THE EXCLUSION OF INDIANS FROM NATIONAL LIFE, (2) THE POLICY WAS…

THE ALASKAN NATIVE POPULATION NUMBERS 43,000 AND IS COMPOSED OF THREE GROUPS--INDIAN, ESKIMO, AND ALEUT. THESE PEOPLE, FOR THE MOST PART, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSUME THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FULL CITIZENSHIP, AND CONTINUE TO BE WARDS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALASKA HAS ENACTED COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAWS WHICH REQUIRE THE NATIVES TO SEND…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND NEEDED BY ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH THE NAVAHO PEOPLE. INITIALLY IT DISCUSSES THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE, THE SECONDARY PORTION DESCRIBES THEIR RELIGIOUS LIFE, AND THE REMAINDER EXPLAINS PROBLEMS OF THE NAVAHOS AND TECHNIQUES THEY HAVE DEVELOPED TO COPE WITH THESE…

THE TWO COURSES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN EDUCATION AND EDUCATION OF THE INDIAN ADULT, WERE OFFERED FOR THE SECOND TIME DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS DOCUMENT IS A RESULT OF THE COMPILATION OF 32 PAPERS PREPARED BY THE STUDENTS FROM THESE 2 CLASSES. THESE PAPERS PERTAIN TO VARIOUS SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY…

THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE PAIUTE, WASHOE, AND SHOSHONE INDIANS OF NEVADA. INCLUDED ARE AN OUTLINE OF GENERAL PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO INDIAN EDUCATION, SOME DISTINCT CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DOMINANT NON-INDIAN SOCIETY AND THE INDIAN SOCIETY, AND THE PREHISTORIC ASPECTS OF THE…

This is the first in a two-volume basic course in Guarani, the indigenous language of Paraguay. The volume consists of an introduction to the Guarani language, some general principles for adult language-learning, and ten instructional units. Because the goal of the course is to encourage and lead the learner to communicate in Guarani in class and…