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ERIC Number: EJ423456
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Idea of an Indian College or University in Twentieth Century America before the Formation of the Navajo Community College in 1968.
Crum, Steven
Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v1 n1 p20-23 Sum 1989
Highlights the efforts of numerous twentieth-century politicians and educators who supported or opposed the creation of an Indian college. Quoting from Native American and White spokespersons, illustrates positions ranging from August Breuninger's who stressed cultural preservation to Richard Pratt's who wanted Indians "to quit being Indian." (DMM)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Politics of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Tribally Controlled Colleges