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Browne, William P.; Davis, Michael – Ethnicity, 1976
Notes that either consciously or symbolically, most local Indian elites see and appraise government assistance and reform in terms of their own self interest. (Author)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Change Agents, Community Control
Morrison, James D. – 1978
The pressure of removal of all Indians from the eastern states and territories to the undeveloped West caused the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes to re-frame their basic institutions, including their governments, in an attempt to conform with Anglo American ideas of what was "civilized". Both the Choctaws and Cherokees established…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Community Control
Howard, Roy E. – 1985
Proceedings of a Navajo Bilingual Education Conference held April 26 and 27, 1985, are summarized in this report which focuses on the implementation of Navajo language and cultural education at the Dzlith Na O Dith Hle Community School (DCS). The paper begins by stating that the conference was intended to assist educators in understanding and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Howard, Roy E. – 1985
On November 14, 1984, the Navajo Tribal Council approved a new set of educational policies (the "Mission Statement") intended to improve the quality of education for all Navajos, specifically some 56,810 students in 223 schools on or near the Navajo reservation. The Mission Statement asserts that the Navajo Tribe, as a sovereign nation,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Citizenship Education, Community Attitudes
