The National Indian Education
Association
The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) was
founded in 1969 to give American Indians and Alaska
Natives a national voice in their struggle to improve
access to educational opportunity. NIEA is the largest and
oldest Indian organization.
North American Indian Tribes
Map/Utah American
Indian Reservations
Mexico and Central American
Indian Tribes
South American Indian Tribes
Native American Teacher's Resources, Schools, Student
Groups and other Educational Resources on the Internet
Index of Native American Education resources on the
Internet
American Indian Education Links
This web site is designed to provide information,
including links to related web sites, on the
history and current
thinking about American Indian education
Tribal Control of
American Indian Education: Observations since the 1960s
with Implications for the Future
This chapter discusses the history and nature of Indian
control of Indian education since the 1960s and its
implications for the future. Local or tribal control of
education is a basic principle inherent in the sovereignty
status of American Indian tribes, and is also essential to
reclaim and strengthen Native languages and cultures that
were long targeted for destruction by assimilative
educatio...
The Emerging Role of Tribal College Libraries in Indian
Education.
Ask Eric Digest #ed348199
A critical Bibliography on North American Indians for K12
At the National Museum of Natural History, the Outreach
Office of the Department of Anthropology receives
thousands of requests each year from all over the world
for information on American Indians--from educators,
students, American Indians, and the public at large. The
500th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in America and
interest in environmental issues and American Indian
spirituality, as well as the general trend toward
multiculturalism mentioned above have led to a
proliferation of books, movies, and educational materials
about American Indians. In light of these new resources
and in response to requests for educational materials, the
Outreach Office began compiling a comprehensive, annotated
bibliography on American Indians for elementary and
secondary students.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
OESE runs programs that provide financial help to public
and private preschools and elementary and secondary
schools -- the Office of Indian Education, the Drug-Free
Schools Program and the Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration Program among them.
Blueprints for Indian Education: Research and
Development Needs for the 1990s.
Ask Eric Digest #ed357908
Blueprints for Indian Education: Improving Mainstream
Schooling. ERIC Digest.
Ask Eric Digest #ed372898
Blueprints for Indian Education: Languages and
Cultures. ERIC Digest.
Ask Eric Digest #ed372899
Attitudes
Toward the Education of American Indians. A Survey
Ask Eric Digest #ED312114 (Not Available)
This paper provides results of a national survey of 110
educators involved in American Indian education on their
general attitudes toward such education; of the total
sample; 60 responses were received. Lack of funding for
American Indian education was the most important national
issue identified, followed by need for qualified Indian
administrators and educators, curriculum issues, financial
aid for students in higher education, and academic
achievement. Locally, however, parent/family involvement
and recruitment, retention, advisement, and counseling
were rated among the top five needs. Nationally 35.1% of
respondents felt that American Indian education has
improved in the past five years, whereas 33.3% felt it has
gotten worse. Comparable data are reported for improvement
at the state and local levels. A majority of the
respondents supported raising achievement standards but
felt that Indian education fared poorly under the Reagan
administration. Ninety-three percent believed that culture
and language as well as academic studies should be the
focus of Indian education programs. Almost 100% supported
bilingual education for American Indians. While 92.7%
believed there is a need to do more research in Indian
education, only 21.8% knew of meaningful research being
conducted. Results are presented in tables, but include
summaries of comments on each question. The text of each
question in the survey is included in this report. (DHP)
Dancing Numbers: Cultural,
Cognitive, and Technical Instructional Perspectives on the
Development of Native American Mathematical and Scientific
Pedagogy. (Jim Barta Ph.D.) "Dancing numbers
describe relationships involving Native American ways of
being and knowing, beliefs, values and certainly the
mathematics imbedded in them. What's great about dancing
numbers is students don't have to forget who they are as
Native people to be successful in our classrooms."
Journal of
American Indian Education
The Journal
of American Indian Education is a peer reviewed
scholarly journal, which publishes papers specifically
related to the education of American Indians and Alaska
Natives. While the focus of the Journal is on basic
applied research, manuscripts that are expository in
nature and present an explicative or interpretive
perspective are considered for publication as well.
JAIE is particularly interested in publishing
manuscripts that express the viewpoint of AI/AN and
research that is
initiated, conducted, and interpreted by natives.
Four Directions
Organization
The 4Directions community of learners consists of 19
Bureau of Indian Affairs schools partnered with 11 private
and public universities and organizations. Through
technology, our community has been able to transcend
geographic barriers and collaborate across the nation.
Centennial School District's Indian Education Program
focusing on the special education needs of American Indian
students.
Indian
Education Resources
A collection of links regarding American Indian Education
Office of Indian
Education Programs
The Office of Indian Education Programs is a service
organization devoted to providing quality education
opportunities for American Indian people.
Power Source Gallery on American Indians
The Power source Gallery is a collection of Native
American artistic symbols portraying powerful people,
powerful places and powerful objects
National Indian Education
Association
The mission of the National Indian Education Association
is to support traditional Native cultures and values, to
enable Native learners to become contributing members of
their communities, o promote Native control of educational
institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and
resources for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native
Hawaiians throughout the United States.
Indian Education
The Indian Education Office have two purposes. The first
is to assure that Indian students and communities receive
a quality and equitable education. The second is to assure
that all students leave the public education system with
an understanding of the rich history and contemporary
issues
Indian
Education Research Net.
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural
Education and Small Schools (ERIC/CRESS) has
created this site as a special project to assist
individuals and organizations engaged in research and
development to better understand and improve education for
American Indian and Alaska Native children and adults.
ERIC/CRESS is hosted by
AEL. (Charleston, WV).
Changes in American Indian Education
THE BRIEF RETROSPECTIVE in this Digest should interest all
American educators concerned with such enduring issues as
equity and equality of educational opportunity, local
autonomy, community involvement, curriculum development,
and the relationship of cultural values to the way
schooling is conducted in general. American Indian
educators face challenges and are devising solutions to
unique cultural and pedagogical problems
NW Topics Regional Education Laboratory/Indian Education
This collection of NWREL resources focuses on
Indian Education. With the passage of the Indian
Education Act of 1972, Indian education programs across
the nation were commissioned to assist public schools to
address problems of low achievement and high dropout rates
among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students.
Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian
Education
A collection of links on American Indians
Career and Academic Guidance
for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students strive
to maintain their heritage while learning to be successful
in the dominant culture. Although academic and career
success are worthy goals, AI/AN students can pay a heavy
price to achieve them. To provide effective and responsive
career and academic guidance for AI/AN youth, teachers and
counselors must be aware of underlying cultural value...
The
Use of Academic Achievement Tests and Measurements with
American Indian and Alaska Native Students
This digest focuses on academic testing and American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. Ideally, test
results should be used to improve student learning.
Proponents of high-stakes testing say it is needed to
measure student achievement and school quality and to hold
students and teachers accountable. High-stakes testing is
also used to publicly compare schools and districts; to
determine ...
Research To Support Improved
Practice in Indian Education
In recent years, various task forces and studies,
including the White House Conference on Indian Education,
have established that research on Indian education,
history, and culture must consider the Native perspective
and involve Native researchers. Improving Indian education
depends upon good research. Aspects of Indigenous
education and community life that need study include: the
teaching-learn...
Questia American Indian Education
Questia is the world's largest online library of over
45,000 books and 360,000 journal, magazine
and newspaper articles
American Indian
College Fund
Building better lives, Revitalizing Indian communities,
Replacing despair with hope. Through our scholarships for
American Indian college students and our support of
America's tribally controlled colleges and universities,
we are giving hope to, and creating better lives for,
generations of Native American students and their families
and communities
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs
and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians
in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the
Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate
many aspects of life and work, including housing,
clothing, crafts,
transportation, education, and employment
ERIC Native American Education Directory
A Collection of link on American Indian Issues.
Organizations and Resources
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Vol. II)
Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, this is part of
the historically significant, seven volume compilation of
U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to
Native American Indian tribes. The volumes cover U.S.
Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778-1883
(Volume II) and U.S. laws and executive orders concerning
Native Americans from 1871-1970 (Volumes I, III-VII). The
work was first published in 1903-04 by the U.S. Government
Printing
Office.
Indian Reading Series
In 1972, the
Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory
received funding from the National Institute of Education
for the development of a community-based reading and
language arts program especially for Indian children.
Twelve Northwest Indian reservations actively participated
in the program from its beginning. For the next 11 years,
the NWREL Indian Reading & Language Development Program
produced
140
culturally relevant stories
written by local Indian authors and illustrated by Indian
artists.
Indianz.com
Compiles and categorizes the latest headline news
affecting Native peoples throughout the US and Canada and
presents them in an easy to use fashion. Also gathers
useful web resources on topics such as Arts &
Entertainment, Education, Health & Wellness, and
Indian
Law,
to name a few.
NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
This site is dedicated to disconnecting the term primitive
from native technology and art. A discussion of the
technology and art begins with the Native American
technicians and artists, the types of traditional tools
and materials used, and the kinds of ideas expressed
through Native American art.
Native American Authors
Provides information on Native North American authors with
bibliographies of their published works, biographical
information, and links to online resources including
interviews, online texts and tribal
web sites.
Native American Book Resources
A collection of links on American Indian Issues
Native American Rights Fund
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a non-profit
legal organization devoted to defending and promoting the
legal rights of the Indian people
Index of Native American Resources
on the Internet
Children Literature's Resource
This author site includes substantial
Children's Literature Resources
and has been named one of the top 10 writer sites on the
Internet by Writer's Digest
