This newsletter was begun in an effort to apprise persons, primarily linguists, working with and for the benefit of American Indians of various projects on which other persons in a similar capacity are working. The main areas treated are: (1) the improvement of Indian literacy in their native languages, (2) various efforts to make the expertise developed in Amerindian linguistics available to Indians and teachers of Amerindian languages. The newsletter contains a description of current projects, including Indian language teaching programs and a British Columbian project involved in preserving the languages and oral cultural traditions of the Salish-speaking areas. A list of recent publications and ERIC documents dealing primarily with child language, the teaching of English to American Indians, and bilingual-bicultural education is included. (PM)