The survey assessed the bilingual education needs of American Indian children enrolled in Federal Schools, contract schools, or public schools receiving Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funds. Survey objectives were to: (1) identify total numbers of Indians with bilingual education needs by states, school districts, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) areas; and (2) gather supplemental data on the number of Indian parents with limited English-speaking ability who would be interested in pursuing a special bilingual program tailored to their needs, the number of teachers and aides needing bilingual education training, the adequacy of and funding sources for existing bilingual education programs, and bilingual program needs regarding the various activities authorized under P.L. 93-380. Questionnaires were distributed to all 494 JOM participating school districts in 23 states and to each BIA Area Office for redistribution to each Federal or contract school under the Area's jurisdiction. Archival information was obtained in some instances through telephone contacts and site visits. A total of 446 schools responded. Findings included: 46,582 Indian children were perceived to have bilingual education needs; the bilingual education needs of 15,255 Indian children were being partially or fully met through existing programs; and there were 42,454 Indian children whose bilingual education needs were not being met. (NQ)