The Dance of Indian Higher Education: One Step forward, Two Steps back.

Tijerina, Kathryn Harris; Biemer, Paul Philip

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Dance of Indian Higher Education: One Step forward, Two Steps back.

Tijerina, Kathryn Harris; Biemer, Paul Philip

Educational Record, v68 n4 v69 n1 p86-91 Fall-Win 1987-88

The federal government's move away from affirmative action combined with a growing national indifference to civil rights has resulted in major setbacks in the education of American Indians. Tribalism can be part of a solution with programs that reinforce a student's connection to parents, community, and tribe. (MLW)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians, Civil Rights, Enrollment Trends, Federal Government, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Tribal Sovereignty

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