This collection of papers represents an attempt to define better the purposes and content of education among the indigenous peoples of the circumpolar north. All the papers, except one on the Soviet Union, were written by members of indigenous groups in the far north. They are professionally involved in the field of Native education in their respective countries. (The exception was prepared by a scholar from England whose special field of expertise derives from his study of the indigenous minority peoples of the Soviet north.) In his paper, "Education and the Native Saamis," Jan Henry Keskitalo expresses the need to have a realistic relationship among the school, the local Saami society, and the majority society of Scandinavia. Ingmar Egede, in his paper "Education in Greenland, 1985," offers a general review of the Greenland educational situation from the early 18th century to 1985. In "Educational Opportunities for the Native Canadian," Mary Cousins deals specifically with education of the Inuit people of the Northwest Territories. Terence Armstrong reviewed available documents to synthesize a comprehensive description: "Education of Minority Peoples in Northern USSR." William Demmert's "Native Education: The Alaskan Perspective" is an historical review of education for Alaska Natives which also provides the background for a description of current programs and activities for Native Alaskan students. (TES)