This resource index contains a categorical listing of 441 doctoral dissertations completed between 1972 and November 1987 that address various aspects of Indian education. The purpose of the index is to make this information accessible to students, parents, educators, and others interested in Indian education. The index is designed to identify past research and generate future research topics. Each dissertation is listed once under one of 38 subject headings. Each entry includes title, author, degree granting academic institution, and date. The majority of dissertations included were compiled from the "Dissertation Abstracts International" (DAI). Entries for these dissertations include the DAI number. A special prefix to the date in an entry indicates that the citation came from"American Doctoral Dissertations." If the dissertation is available from University Microfilms International, the order number is included. Subject categories and number of dissertations for each topic are: achievement and persistence (29); administration (11); adult (7); art (9); attitudes (11); Bible and Christianity (8); bilingual (3); communication (9); computers (1); counseling (7); creativity and aesthetics (4); culture and cultural anthropology (22); curriculum and instruction (13); federal and public policy (33); federal schools (8); finance and resources (11); handicapped (5); health (18); higher (18); issues in American Indian education (12); language (25); leaders and leadership (7); literature and history (45); mathematics (4); music (12); needs assessment (10); pre-school and grade school (15); religion (11); self-concept and values (16); substance abuse (4); teacher (7); teacher aides (2); teacher evaluation (3); testing (12); theater (2); urban (11); vocation (8); and women and sexism (8). This document contains a form for ordering dissertation copies from University Microfilms International. (ALL)