Constituting the third annual report of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), this document is divided into the following six sections: (1) The Lessons of Title IV of the Indian Education Act: Needs and Achievements (full funding for Title IV; the role of the American Indian Policy Review Commission; direct Federal funding; vocational and post secondary education; resolutions of the Ad Hoc Committee of Native Americans Concerned with Indian Education; and the progress of 15 Title IV-Part A projects, presented via abstracts); (2) Toward Greater Indian Parent Committees and Tribal Involvement in Title IV (the means by which greater parent and tribal involvement may be effected); (3) Toward a More Effective Role of the NACIE (insuring NACIE's intended autonomy; NACIE's Federal Charter and the Executive Branch's circumvention of congressional will; clarification needs; NACIE's survival struggle; implementation of the Indian preference laws; and equal employment opportunities); (4) Definition of an American Indian: Title IV of the Indian Education Act of 1972 (suggested changes in the definition and the status of the council's investigation of the legal use of the term "Indian"); (5) NACIE Recommendations and Resolutions for 1975 (10 problem specific recommendations); (6) Appendix (extensive documentation re: funding; special and post secondary education; legislation; etc.). (JC)