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Download full textThompson, Morris – 1974
The year 1974 marked the first full year in which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officially embarked on a policy of advising and assisting American Indian tribes to assume the administration of their own affairs (self-determination). It seeks to strengthen and stabilize tribal governments while continuing to maintain and fulfill its trust…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Control
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1974
In spring 1974, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) embarked on a specific project related to Indian control of schools. The objective was to have, by the end of FY 75, at least 1/4 (50) of the bureau schools operating under a management system chosen by those served by the schools. This report reflects progress on the project, covering June, July,…
Descriptors: Activities, American Indians, Community Control, Day Schools
Hill, David – Teacher Magazine, 1995
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwas in Minnesota developed casinos and invested the huge revenue in two new schools that teach their language, history, and culture. The article provides a history of the development of the schools and several tribe members' opinions of the casinos and the way the revenue is used. (SM)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Chippewa (Tribe), Community Control, Community Schools
Sinquah, A. T.; Massey, S. R. – 1988
This document discusses the genesis of the Hopi Educational Master Plan Project, a long-range effort at planning a rural school system for a Native American population. The opening of a new junior/senior high school on the Hopi reservation in Northern Arizona raised many issues about the educational needs of the Hopi people. Staff of the Bureau of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Control
Fife, Gary – 1979
State and federal laws and policies affecting Indian education, four Indian education projects, and comments from two Indian leaders are included in this review of current Indian educational issues. Laws affecting Indian education are briefly traced from a 1794 treaty to the Indian Education Act of 1972. Bureau of Indian Affairs policies are…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Control, Cultural Awareness
Lyons, Naomi, Ed. – 1979
Founded in 1972 by the Twin Cities Indian community, the Red School House is an Indian designed alternative to education in the public schools that involves Indian community participation and control, a culturally based curriculum, and the encouragement of student self-awareness, confidence, and pride. In 1976 the school was named by the U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies
