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Bureau of Indian Education, 2013
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funds schools located on 63 reservations in 23 states across the nation. Of the 183 schools, 59 are Bureau operated and 124 are tribally controlled. One-hundred and sixteen schools provide instructional programs, 55 provide instructional as well as boarding services and 12 peripheral dormitories provide only…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Tribally Controlled Education
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Senese, Guy – Educational Theory, 1986
Self-determination and community control of education as envisioned in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 have been severely compromised, the author maintains. Flaws in the law and its administration are discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship
Sheldon, Jackson – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1897
The action of the US Senate is that the Secretary of the Interior be directed to transmit to the Senate the report of Dr. Sheldon Jackson upon "The introduction of domestic reindeer into the District of Alaska for 1896." Following a letter of transmittal, this document presents General Agent of Education in Alaska, Sheldon Jackson's…
Descriptors: Animals, Animal Husbandry, Alaska Natives, Rural Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
This report on the House of Representatives hearing on the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act (Public Law 95-471), the major purpose of which is to provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges to insure the continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, begins…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Colleges, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Jackson, Sheldon – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1891
Following a letter of transmittal to the Secretary of the Interior, this document presents General Agent of Education for Alaska, Sheldon Jackson's report to the Commissioner of Education, W. T. Harris. Before beginning his report of operations in Alaska, Jackson writes to the Commissioner emphasizing the need for Congressional legislation that…
Descriptors: Animals, Animal Husbandry, Alaska Natives, Rural Education
LaCounte, Deborah; And Others – 1991
This report lists recommendations made to the state administration, legislature, and various education administrative bodies, addressing the education of Indian people in Montana. The State of Montana and its education entities are asked to establish specific objectives, action plans, and evaluation strategies to complete the validation process of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians
Carter, Cynthia A., Ed. – 1978
This report offers a title-by-title analysis of Public Law 95-561, the Education Amendments of 1978, as well as actual texts of the conference committee report and the legislation itself. Broken down by titles, the analyses cover technical assistance to meet special educational needs of children; basic skills improvement; special projects and new…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Schools
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report outlines the activities of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), and presents statistics and information on Indian schools and educational programs. Parts I and II describe NACIE and its functions and activities for fiscal year 1988--advising Congress on Indian education laws, reviewing applications for grants and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
National Indian Education Association, Arlington, VA. – 2000
American Indian students attend Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, BIA schools operated by tribes under contracts and grants, public schools off Indian reservations, and public schools on Indian reservations. Who has legal jurisdiction over Indian education in these various scenarios is undecided, so some tribes, states, and school districts…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship
Cheek, John W.; Creel, Barbara – 1991
This report outlines the activities of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) for fiscal year 1990, and presents statistics and information on Indian schools and educational programs. Parts I and II describe NACIE and its activities: advising the Secretary of Education and Congress on the development of educational regulations…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education. – 1980
The pamphlet explains the Indian Education Act of 1972 as a congressional declaration of policy in recognition of the special educational needs of Indian students in the United States and answers questions concerned with the functions and results of the declaration. The topic "Who is served?" identifies the American Indian and Alaska…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
As tribes and individuals, Indians claim dual rights in American society. Granted full citizenship in 1924, Indians are entitled to all protections and benefits enjoyed by other citizens, including free public education for their children. As the original inhabitants of the United States, Indians also claim rights accruing to no other population…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Educational Needs
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1997
Designed to renew the relationship between the Canadian government and the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, this action plan contains a statement of reconciliation, a statement of renewal, and four key objectives for action. First, renewing partnerships includes community-based healing to address the negative effects of the residential schools…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Change Strategies
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 2003
A Senate committee hearing received testimony on the problems of Native American youth and programs addressing those problems. Speakers included representatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics, United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Office of National Drug…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Health, Diabetes
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1991
The Oregon State Plan for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) education was developed by AI/AN communities and educators, the State Board of Education, and the State Department of Education. The plan includes 11 major educational goals: (1) the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) should promote effective education for AI/AN children; (2)…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
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