Synthesizing two priority proposals identified by the Indian Education Project of Michigan, this report outlines a proposal for establishing an Indian Education Center (staffed by American Indians and advised by a University Advisory Committee made up of Indian parents and the Indian community) to meet the needs of Indian students and simultaneously disseminate information on the nature of Michigan Indian education to the local community and the state at large (primary duties of the center would be development of: inservice training programs for teachers and future teachers; a Native American curriculum; a research component to examine causes and solutions re: the 75% dropout rate among Michigan Indian students; pilot projects; and job training programs). The second proposal is presented as a recommendation coming out of a study of the Detroit area (a survey of 105 Native Americans comprised of 38 males and 67 females ranging in age from 16 to 78 years and residing both in Detroit and its outlying areas) which calls for an Indian-operated day school in the Detroit metropolitan area that is separate from the Detroit Public School System (starting at the elementary level and offering courses in Indian history, languages, arts and crafts, culture, singing and dancing, and religion). (JC)