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ERIC Number: EJ629918
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-5505
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Devotion to the People: The Legacy of Helen Scheirbeck.
Davis, Tom
Tribal College Journal, v12 n4 p32-9 Sum 2001
States that Helen Scheirbeck has been an educational advocate for American Indians in Washington D.C. and in various academic settings since the late 1960s. Reports that, in particular, she pushed for change in political and bureaucratic processes and attitudes to help American Indians exercise more sovereignty over their educational institutions. (PGS)
Descriptors: Activism, American Indians, Community Control, Consciousness Raising, Educational Policy, Empowerment, Federal Indian Relationship, Federal Legislation, Tribal Sovereignty, Tribally Controlled Education, Trust Responsibility (Government), Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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