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Download full textBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1991
This booklet answers briefly the most common questions about American Indians asked by students, teachers, researchers, librarians, government agencies, and the news media. Sections outline the history, responsibilities, educational programs, and housing programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); President Bush's American Indian policy;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Hillabrant, Walter – 2002
This paper describes selected settings, circumstances, problems, and barriers to research in Indian country, and suggests ways to mitigate or overcome such problems and barriers. Examples are drawn from four research projects. Distinctions are drawn among sponsors of research in Indian country (usually federal agencies); consumers of such research…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Cultural Awareness, Ethics
National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC. – 1978
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) seeks to play a lead role in the development of relations between various state governmental entities and tribal governments; this assortment of documents treats aspects of those relations. A platform statement and resolution on Indian affairs adopted by the National Association of Counties supports…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Criminal Law
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Direct linkLaFrance, Joan – New Directions for Evaluation, 2004
Given the rich tapestry of tribal cultures in the United States, it is presumptuous to assume that any evaluator, whether an Alaskan Native or a member of an American Indian tribe (or a non-Indian), can understand the culture of every group. Rather than trying to master multiple cultural specificities, the goal of a competent evaluator, especially…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, American Indian Culture, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Influences
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1988
This Senate hearing produced testimony on how the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) has been administered by government agencies and the courts. Three members of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs presented background information on the act's intent to confirm the tribe as the primary authority in matters involving an Indian child's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Alaska Natives, American Indians
Utter, Jack – 1993
This book aims to fill part of the gap that exists between commonly held misconceptions and the realities of American Indian history and modern life. Part I discusses the "doctrine of discovery," a European legal theory invented to justify the acquisition of Indian lands, and explains why the issue of discovery has had so great an impact…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
Churchill, Ward, Ed. – 1989
This collection of articles compares the problems and issues facing indigenous nations within the United States and Canada and examines forms of native resistance. Glenn T. Morris and M. Annette Jaimes summarize the evolution of the "legal status" of indigenous nations under U.S. law and examine how U.S. legal definitions undermine…
Descriptors: Activism, Alaska Natives, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1993
Testimony was heard concerning the long delays in implementation of the 1988 amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. These amendments were intended to reverse years of federal agency resistance to the act's original goal of promoting tribal self-determination through tribal contracting of the operation of federal…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bureaucracy
Kickingbird, Kirke; Charleston, G. Mike – 1991
This paper traces the development of the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native peoples and examines the implications of that relationship for Native American education. In 1532, Francisco de Vitoria refuted the Doctrine of Discovery and laid out four principles to guide Spanish governmental relations with…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Court Litigation
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Anderson, Owanah P., Comp.; Verble, Sedelta D., Comp. – 1981
A resource listing of 678 prominent American Indian and Alaska Native women representing 159 tribes throughout the United States provides the following information: name, address, date and place of birth, tribal membership, field of interest, current occupation, Indian activities, women's advocacy, educational background and professional interest.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Jensen, Marianne, Comp. – 1996
This annual publication examines political, legal, social, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples around the world during 1995-96. Part I highlights news events and ongoing situations in specific countries, including threats to indigenous territories, human rights violations, political victories, developments at the United Nations,…
Descriptors: Activism, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Office of Human Development Services (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1985
In fiscal year (FY) 1984 the Administration for Native Americans awarded 227 grants for social and economic development strategies (SEDS) which would help Native American communities move toward self-sufficiency. More than half the grants were primarily for economic development; approximately one-third were for improving tribal governments, and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Budgets, Business
Merculieff, Ilarion – Winds of Change, 1996
An Aleut community leader from the Pribilof Islands (Alaska) reflects on what he learned from the economic crisis that threatened the viability of his community during the 1980s. He suggests that the spiritual healing of the individual is central to the healing of the whole community, elimination of conflict, and fulfillment of any vision for the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
American Indian Disability Legislation Project: Findings of a National Survey of Tribal Governments.
Montana Univ. Affiliated Rural Inst., Missoula. – 1995
Few studies have reported whether disability laws and regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have been implemented among American Indian tribes or whether tribes even view these laws as potentially valuable or culturally relevant. The American Indian Disability Legislation Project aims to develop methods of adopting…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations
