AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, TO THE AUTHOR'S KNOWLEDGE, NO ACTION EITHER BY THE POTOWATOMI OR INTERESTED WHITES HAD BEEN TAKEN TOWARD SETTING UP A HEAD START PROGRAM FOR THE POTOWATOMI OF KANSAS. THE AUTHOR STATES WHY, IN THIS OPINION, THE POTOWATOMI DO NOT NEED A HEAD START PROGRAM. IN SPITE OF THE BELIEF, THE REPORT ATTEMPTS TO GIVE BASIC INFORMATION TO AID IN PLANNING FOR SUCH A PROGRAM FOR THOSE NOT SHARING THE SAME BELIEF. THIS IS PART OF THE TOTAL REPORT "INDIAN COMMUNITIES AND PROJECT HEAD START--SUMMARY AND OBSERVATIONS IN THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA." (COD)