The training provided for teacher and dormitory aides to work in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools and the hope for an improved educational setting for Indian children are reflected in this publication. Four teacher aide workshops conducted during the 1967-68 academic year resulted in a 3 volume publication designed to aid BIA personnel. The purposes and objectives of teacher aides and their recruitment, selection and preparation are presented. Additional topics in this first volume include course content (grades K-12); program administration; and discussion of exceptional children, individual differences, Indian cultures, the role of guidance, and functions of the aide in the dormitory. A bibliography, a selected reading list, and a workshop agenda are also given. Related documents are RC 003 523 and RC 003 553. (SW)