[National Indian Education Association Conference (6th, Phoenix, Arizona, November 11-14, 1974). "Indian Education", Vol. 5, No. 1, January 1975].

Overview & Synopsis

Excerpts from the discussions and presentations of the National Indian Education Association's 6th annual conference held in November 1974 are reprinted in this issue of "Indian Education." A subject index and instructions on how to obtain tape recordings of the speeches and workshop proceedings are included. Topic titles are: (1) "Tribal Control: The Bureau of Indian Affair's (BIA) Plan"; "Federal Education Legislation: Recently Passed and to Come"; "Title IV: Indian Education Act"; "Federal Programs"; "Financial Aids" (workshop); "Coalition of Indian Controlled School Boards"; "Community Schools: Concepts and Facts" (a plea for American Indian involvement in community education); "Child Development Consortium" (discussion of six teacher competency requirements); "Bilingual Education" (workshop on the responsibility of Indian peoples to preserve their languages); "Overviews: Past and Present" (Indian health care and education); "David Grant: Shaping People Up" (self-actualization); "Urban Indian Education"; "Navajo Education"; "Education Professions Development Act" (discussion of the role of institutions of learning in Indian teacher training); "National Advisory Council on Indian Education"; "Hopi Education"; and "Resolutions" (passed by the General Assembly). (JC)