Reports on a survey conducted at Salish Kootenai College to determine student attitudes, awareness, and use of instructional and academic accommodations for learning-disabled students (e.g., taped lectures, extended deadlines, added course/test time, grammar proofreaders, and lecture notes). Students agreed that academic counseling and tutorial…

Examines two questions concerning the European conquest of Latin America: (1) how did developed, powerful indigenous cultures of the ancient Mexicans and Peruvians crumble so easily before the invaders; and (2) why have the post-Colonial republics of the Americas failed to improve the lives of their Indian citizens? (JB)

A discussion of the contemporary situation in American Indian higher education addresses three questions concerning current, past, and future Indian education: (1) how resources are currently allocated; (2) the nature of the present Indian educational-political system and any significant changes over time; (3) whether the current system is…

In contextual supervision (an adaptation of situational leadership), supervising teachers synchronize their leadership style to the teacher-intern's level of skill development. Application of the method with 15 Native student teachers helped the supervisor to identify contextual factors enhancing or impeding student-teacher progress, and…

Describes the author's experience in telling children's stories from a wide variety of cultures and to diverse audiences. The pitfalls of telling stories outside one's own culture and how to avoid them are covered. Anecdotes of the author's success in helping children build bridges to other cultures are included. (KRN)

A former editor of this journal, 1972-74, selects an outstanding article from his tenure that highlighted the severe drop-out rate among Indian children in Canada. This unique study featured interviews with nine Native families without use of tape recorders, content analysis of interview data, and involvement of the families in data analysis and…

To study deductive abilities across languages, 102 bilingual college students of two linguistic origins (Chinese and South Indian) were asked to solve deductions between sentences in their second languages. Implications of the lack of systematic differences between subjects with different native languages are discussed. (SLD)

White Bison organizes corporate workshops and training programs that address issues of workplace diversity and multiculturalism and draw on a Native American approach to social harmony and community. The Medicine Wheel provides metaphors for understanding diversity, interdependent relationships, and balance. Other workshop "tools" involve values…

Assessed current status of minority education by surveying college students (n=423). Gathered information about the barriers and contributors to persistence and academic success. Determined finances and and availability of financial aid were first-order concerns of minority students. Found differences in motivation for college attendance between…

Reports on research into African American history and experiences in Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts). Examines primary sources and oral traditions of African American cultural and social history from 1703 to the present. Discusses African American sailors, race relations, and contributions by African American individuals to the community. (CFR)

In the context of the increased incidence of diabetes among Native American populations, this article describes a federally funded rehabilitation project to teach American Indian health care workers about aging, vision loss, and independent living skills. The project's focus is on service provision through community health representatives. (DB)

Two films, the fictional "Thunderheart" and the documentary "Incident at Oglala," demonstrate that Hollywood can sometimes portray the ethnic conflicts of Native Americans accurately. Both explain the ambivalent relationship with the dominant society that Native Americans have chosen through their refusal to be patronized. (SLD)

Explores how difficult it is for a non-Indian to obtain an accurate view of American Indians. Helping professionals are not immune; they also have absorbed the views of the dominant culture. The author's work with the Oglala Lakota people of South Dakota illustrates the difficulties that therapists face. (SLD)

Investigated 6000 predominantly American-Indian adolescents' self-reported family connectedness, educational commitment, and risk-taking behavior. Surveys indicated that low family connectedness related to decreased educational commitment and increased risk of absenteeism, substance use, and purchase of substances on campus. American Indian…

Interviews with 32 traditional Lakota elders, educators, leaders, and mental-health providers found that prereservation Lakota approaches for ensuring social health and well-being were preventative, holistic, spiritual, and linked to the tribe's ceremonial life. Discusses a resurgence of traditional healing practices among the Lakota and…