Unconquerable Warriors: The Kickapoo Indians Are Adopting a New Rite of Passage--Education.

England, David

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Publication Date: 1986

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Unconquerable Warriors: The Kickapoo Indians Are Adopting a New Rite of Passage--Education.

England, David

Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, v57 n2 p24-27 Oct-Nov 1986

Describes joint federal/state/city/institutional efforts supporting the attendance of 20 Kickapoo Indians at Southwest Texas Junior College's Eagle Pass Adult Basic Education Center, highlighting project objectives, instructional approaches, and financial aid. Traces the Kickapoo's historically uneasy relationship with the U.S. government and the religious underpinnings of their resistance to cultural assimilation. (DMM)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Colleges, Cultural Isolation, Government School Relationship, Intercultural Communication, Program Descriptions, Religious Factors, Two Year Colleges

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Language: English

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