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Andrade, Ron – American Indian Journal, 1980
The U.S.O.E. "Indian Definition Study" has focused attention on membership restriction by tribal governments. Many seek tribal affiliation for the wrong reasons and tribes are correct to maintain strict membership qualifications. In this way they will not jeopardize tribal future and will maintain cultural richness. (SB)
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Isolation
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Epstein, Erwin H. – Harvard Educational Review, 1982
Epstein describes the unique ideology of the military regime in Peru from 1968 to 1980. Particular attention is paid to the use of education to win the allegiance of the highland Indians. He concludes by analyzing the problems leading to the regime's ultimate failure to win the people's support. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Isolation, Educational Change, Ethnicity
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French, Laurence – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1980
Describes the adaptation of the "survival schools" concept and adult education techniques to the incarcerated Indian, teaching both the acceptance of "Indianism" and the skills and attitudes for coping with the dominant culture. (SK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, American Indians