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Council of State Governments, Chicago, IL. – 1960
THE MIGRATORY FARM LABOR FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES IS GENERALLY COMPOSED OF UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS WHO ARE PRIMARILY FROM THE NEGRO, SPANISH-AMERICAN, AND INDIAN MINORITY GROUPS OF RURAL AREAS. THESE WORKERS MIGRATE IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW EARNING POTENTIAL IN THEIR HOME AREAS. ALTHOUGH THEY HELP SATISFY THE CRITICAL DEMAND…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Child Labor, Federal Legislation
Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Profitable businesses are needed on Indian reservations to help Indians overcome cultural and economic barriers, become self-sufficient, and achieve a standard of living comparable to that enjoyed by non-Indians in neighboring communities; the 25 loan, grant, and technical assistance programs administered by 8 federal agencies, however, have not…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Business
Woods, Richard G.; Harkins, Arthur M. – 1971
The National Council on Indian Opportunity visited 5 major cities in 1968-69 for the purpose of holding hearings about the problems of urban Indians with a view toward stimulating remedial Federal Government and local community action. This report organizes the urban Indian concerns and characteristics evidenced during the hearings which had to do…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, American Indians, Communication Problems
Taylor, Benjamin J.; O'Connor, Dennis J. – 1969
A pilot study reported in this monograph is part of a larger study that includes data on 5 Southwestern American Indian reservations. Its primary purpose is to provide basic manpower information essential for planning and developing effective services and programs for Laguna Indians. Manpower resource characteristics are presented for age and sex,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Consumer Economics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
The series of five extensive oversight hearings specifically focused on Johnson O'Malley funds; education functions; the bill's formula for distribution of education funds; the new education personnel system; the development of regulations relative to academic and living standards for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools; the administration of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indians
Johnson, Helen W. – 1969
It is reported that American Indians in the 1960's lacked material resources and a sense of being a part of the larger society. These problems date back considerably in history and have been influenced by social, economic, and cultural factors. In an effort to point out the poverty conditions of this minority group, information relative to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Demography, Disadvantaged
Taylor, Benjamin J.; O'Connor, Dennis J. – 1969
The pilot study reported in this monograph is part of a larger study that includes data on 5 Southwestern American Indian reservations. Its primary purpose is to provide basic manpower information essential for planning and developing effective services and programs for the Acoma Pueblo Indians. Manpower resource characteristics are presented for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Mueller, Wolfgang – 1969
As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this document describes the town of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation approximately 100 years after the signing of the 1868 Treaty with the Sioux. A 3-member research team collected data via interviews with students, parents,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Community Action, Community Characteristics
Archibald, Charles W., Jr. – 1970
A proposed solution to "the Indian problem" of economic dependence and psychological crippling, in comparison with the tragedy of the white man's well meaning "common sense" approach to "Get them into the Mainstream", is geared to the Indian's traditional orientation. The 18-year history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs relocation program will be…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Borrego, John G.; And Others – 1971
The intent of this report, as stated, is to bring about an awareness of the kinds of problems faced by migrant agricultural workers (Mexican Americans and Navajos), by farmers, and by agencies offering services to these migrants in New Mexico. An overview of the national and state migrant situation is presented, as well as case studies of various…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Goodman, James M. – 1976
The operation of several coal mines with vast proven reserves on the Navajo reservation is a manifestation of conflict between: a power hungry external world; the preservationist attitudes of traditional Navajo culture; the disadvantaged socio-economic status of the average Navajo wage earner; and the Navajo Nation's long term needs for internal…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Cultural Background
Hill, George W.; Gollas, Manuel – 1968
This study of the Minifundia society in the Guatemalan Highlands was intended to describe and analyze the social and economic complex within which these Mayan Indians lived and carried on their system of traditional agriculture. A random sample of 348 families were interviewed and results were reported. According to the survey the average…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, American Indians, Economically Disadvantaged, Family (Sociological Unit)
O'Shaughnessy, Hugh – 1973
Accounts of massacres, rumors of slavery, reports of exploitation and the fashionable preoccupation with ecology have all combined to create a conscience about the Amerindian peoples of South America. There now seems to be generalized feelings in Western Europe and elsewhere that something ought to be done about these peoples. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Armed Forces, Attitudes
Steele, Marilyn; Langs, Walter, Jr. – 1974
The purpose of this position paper is to create awareness among decision makers and staff of Michigan foundations of the current status of Michigan residents who are Indian, Black, and Chicano minorities. An historic overview of the Indian, Black, and Spanish language populations in Michigan begins the paper. Indicators of current conditions of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Census Figures, Economic Factors
Stokley, Gary M.; Deseran, Forrest A. – 1977
Data derived from heads of households (50% American Indian, 10% black and 40%white) living in a large (a 25% sample) and a small rural (a 50% sample) Louisiana community were used in conjunction with a pictorial survey of the respondents' houses to evaluate satisfaction with housing in terms of both objective and subjective housing indicators. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, American Indians, Attitudes
