Deganawidah Quetzalcoatl University (D-QU), the first Native American controlled Indian-Chicano college in America, began operation in 1971 near Davis, California, with the primary objective of facilitating Indian and Chicano self-determination, not only in higher education but in all facets of Indian and Chicano life. Part One is a history of D-QU, detailing events leading to its establishment, its structure, community development projects, and its continuing struggle against the dominant society. A compilation of speeches, interviews, and articles by Native Americans appearing at or associated with D-QU, Part Two includes: "Indian People Need to Control Their own Institutions" (Lois Risling); "My Challenge to You, for Your Consideration in the 80's" (David Risling, Jr.); "The Development of a Native American Intelligentsia and the Establishment of D-Q University" (Jack D. Forbes); "Who's Gonna Hire a Machine Gunner" (Roger Neadeau); "Internal Problems Faced by the D-Q Movement" (Jack D. Forbes, Kenneth R. Martin, David Risling, Jr.); "That's What I Would Like D-QU to Become" (Cipriano Manuel); "Being Indian Is a Spiritual Thing" (Darrell Standing Elk); "It's an Institution That's Based on Freedom" (Norber Dupuis); "Leonard Crow Dog at D-QU"; (Ed McGinty); "Red Power" (Phillip Deere); "Statement about the American Indian Movement" and "We Will Begin the Walk for Survival Across this Country" (Dennis Banks). (NEC)