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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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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.
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Crum, Steven – Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 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