Designed to provide insight into the proceedings, transactions, and findings of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, this 1979-80 annual report reflects the Commission's efforts to act in a liaison capacity between tribes and state government and to provide tribes with technical assistance. The report describes 17 projects completed during…

The Indian Resources Development and Internship (IRDI) Program marked its fifth year by continuing to assist Indian tribes in developing a managerial, professional, and scientific corps of American Indians through college academic education and related practical work experience. Participants attended universities and pursued majors of their…

This reader, one of three designed to provide adults in basic education/GED programs with meaningful material based on Native American cultures, includes selections appropriate for advanced reading ability (grade 7 and above). The twelve readings focus on culture, history, and contemporary concerns of Native Americans. Each selection includes a…

The first full year of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 was fiscal 1976, after which $91 million had been appropriated for the Revolving Loan Fund, the Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund, and the Indian Business Development Grant Program. The Revolving Loan Fund, consolidated from 4 previous funds, was underutilized. Only $13.3 million was loaned to…

The Indian Financing Act of 1974 was vital legislation to Indians, previously prevented from obtaining credit from non-Indian lenders who customarily categorized Indians as poor credit risks or set interest rates prohibitively high. Problems in preparation of the administrative regulations delayed initial implementation of the Act until December…

Native Americans know that they have a complex social, political, and economic heritage, and they have been concerned that social studies textbooks describe the history, traditions, and values of Indian tribes much too simplistically and generally. To address the need for Indian heritage to be presented without bias, use of stereotypes, or…

Intended as a guide to reliable sources and studies on the Ojibwa people, this bibliography cites 275 sources published between 1778 and 1975. The survey of the literature on this extensive tribe is especially valuable for sources relevant to certain much-argued issues in anthropology and history. One of these is the nature of a tribe--what are…

In theory Arizona Indian tribes can be represented by five major cultural groups: Athapascan, Pueblo, Yuman, Plateau Rancheria, and Desert Rancheria tribes. Each of these tribes has its own distinctive way of life or culture. They do not want to lose their cultural identity, nor do they want to become "like Anglos". They "do"…

The conference was the first conference at a national level to deal solely with American Indian health needs. Representatives of 31 Indian health boards and 49 states gathered together to learn more about and discuss some of the most vital issues facing the delivery of health services to Native Americans today. In an important attempt to…

In an effort to identify factors contributing to the poor achievement levels of American Indian students, a sample of juniors and seniors from the Albuquerque Indian School (AIS is a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school) were administered the following tests: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); Iowa Test of Educational Development…

For over a hundred years the federal government has been underfunding its treaty obligations and other commitments to the Navajos. As a result, much of the reservation economy now operates at the level of bare subsistence. Deficiencies in social overhead capital have brought on even more marked deficiencies in industrial and commercial capital.…

Members of the Veterans Administration (VA) Center, Ft. Harrison, Montana, and the Mountain States Regional Medical Program met with members of the Helena Indian Alliance and the Montana United Indian Association to discuss total services available to all veterans and their beneficiaries. Indian and VA officials promoted the two-way exchange of…

Documents on American Indian education are cited in this bibliography, a supplement to 4 earlier documents. It contains abstracts of approximately 244 document citations from "Research in Education" (RIE) from 1963-73, and approximately 134 from "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE) from 1971-73. The variety of educational resource…

Designed to aid librarians, school teachers, and others in need of American Indian references and reference sources, this compilation covers a wide variety of material which has generally been scattered throughout various individual references. Specifically, this reference book includes: (1) Location of Tribes by State; (2) Locations of Tribes by…

Written to provide a view of the American landscape as it was before the European colonization, this book consists of 14 units which provide portraits of the American Indian tribes who occupied the land, on a bio-regional basis. The units are about the: basket makers of California, gatherers of desert and mountain, fishers of the streams, boat…