Major concerns of this article are: (1) the American Indian languages and their preservation; (2) their role; (3) the possibilities of change; (4) the debate on classification; and (5) the unique language characteristics of certain tribes (the Nez Perce, the Noptinte Yokuts, the Shoshoni, the Malecite-Passamquoddy). (JC)

The Washington Report summarizes and classifies published documents of special interest to Indian people. It currently identifies, analyzes and tracks legislation, administrative agencies' regulations and supreme court decisions relating to Indian affairs. (Author/RTS)

Assisting tribal governments in meeting the needs of their members, the Kiowa Tribe, the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, and the National Paralegal Institute sponsored the first Tribal Service Advisor training event this year (TSA's can represent clients at the administrative level in many legal and social welfare areas). (JC)

Describes a report of a conference on Mathematics for Native Americans. Explores the barriers obstructing entry of American Indians into math-related areas and careers in the natural sciences. Recommends changes in attitudes, curricular and teaching methods. Accords special attention to Indian culture and system of learning. (GA)

Describing events and legislation leading up to the removal of the Cherokee Nation from its eastern homelands to Oklahoma, this article details the Federal Government's role in what is termed the "cultural genocide" of the Cherokee Nation. (JC)

The anthropologist notes that the book is flawed by awkward writing and careless recording of native terms, while the Indian observes that the book presents a colorless account of a vibrant people whose adjustment to an invading Caucasian culture still left them with a sense of humor. (Author/AM)

This paper describes the gestural behavior of four tribal groups, Kipsigis, Luo, Gusii, and Samburu, observed and elicted in the course of two and one-half years of field work in Western Kenya in 1970-72. The gestures are grouped into four categories: (1) initiators and finalizers of interaction; (2) imperatives; (3) responses; (4) qualifiers.…

Describing the history of the Cheyenne River Sioux Constitution as established under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, this article presents a section by section analysis of the Sioux Constitution and the text of that constitution as well. (JC)

Discusses how intra-tribal disputes affect Indian unity. (NQ)

Testing all Seminole students in grades 1-4 residing on the reservations, the authors tried to pinpoint the learning difficulties unique to this group, and, at the same time, provide a comparative view of Seminole achievement in different social settings. (RB)

Describes recent Congressional attempts to rectify long denied federal Constitutional protections of personal freedoms to American Indians in the tribal setting. Denial had earlier resulted in confused Congressional response as well as divisive reactions in American Indian communities. (DM)

Part of a special issue on organizational research utilization, this article discusses loose coupling and "garbage can" theories of higher education administration, applies a political anthropological model of "anarchy without chaos" to three episodes in university administration, and concludes that universities are tightly…

A review of "Special Case 188" of the Bureau of Indian Affairs records and other ancillary archival sources suggests inferences into what prompted persons in the Bureau to respond as they did to Jack Wilson, the Ghost Dance prophet, and the Sioux rebellion in the Dakotas. (NEC)

The Solar Demonstration Project provides Native American communities with both energy and jobs. Available from: P.O. Box 41048, Los Angeles, CA 90041. (CM)

Depicts the life of Donald Dupuis, part French and part Flathead Indian, from attending school on the reservation, leaving to join the navy and obtaining a degree, to returning to the reservation to be appointed tribal judge. Discusses his law training and the activities of his court. (AN)