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A Federal Entitlement. 19Th Annual Report to the US Congress DOCUMENT RESUME ED 361 157 RC 019 302 TITLE Indian Education: A Federal Entitlement. 19th Annual Report to the U.S. Congress for Fiscal Year 1992. INSTITUTION National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ED/OESE93-19 PUB DATE Mar 93 NOTE 341p.; For the 1991 annual report, see ED 356 120. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Alaska Natives; *American Indian Education; American Indians; Budgets; *Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; *Federal Aid; *Federal Indian Relationship; Federal Legislation; *Federal Programs; Government Role; Grants; Higher Education IDENTIFIERS *Indian Education Act 1988 Title V; *National Advisory Council on Indian Education; Office of Indian Education ABSTRACT The annual report of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) compiles statistical information on the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives and includes recommendations for the improvement of federal Indian education programs. Part1 describes the purpose and functions of NACIE. Part 2 contains NACIE's recommendations to Congress including revisions to current legislation such as the Indian Education Act. Part 3 presents a chronological view of the development of Indian education during the past 200 years and summarizes resolutions of the White House Conference on Indian Education, adopted January 1992. Part 4 is comprised of a discussion of "Land for Education" and a paper by Kirke Kickingbird and G. Mike Charleston titled, "Responsibilities and Roles of Governments and Native People in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives." Part 5 describes grants issued to local educational agencies through the Indian Education Act, and lists fellowship recipients. Part 6 is a paper by D. Michael Pavel titled, "American Indians in Higher Education." Data tables detail enrollments and funding of tribally controlled schools and colleges, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and Indian adult education programs. Appendices contain:(1) fiscal year 1992 program profiles; (2) Office of Indian Education showcase project descriptions; (3) tables and figures for Indian Education funding in fiscal year 1992; (4) NACIE Alumni, 1972-1992; and (5)fiscal year 1992 federal register notices. (KS) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. *********************************************************************** A A Alt isk LA lk Ar, U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OfficeI Educafional Research and Improvement ED ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ' This dOCumi -ithas Peen reproduced 85 renewed fr Ire person or organqatton Ortytnattng tt C' Minor changes na0e Oren made to improve reproduction Quality PoinIS of oew Or Opirm ons staled in this dOCu menl dO obt necessarily representoffiCial OEM p05s1i0n or poliCy A aa a 1 1 . I 5 CN 1 . :a 1 A CD I $ $ 0$ a I . pr) II II . I I . a) .. nreT etik,71017r,r1 U ,111 6 INDIAN EDUCATION: A FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT CONTENTS PAGE Letter of Trznsmittal Council Members in Fiscal Year 1992 NACIE Philosophy ii List of Tables iii NAC1E Committees in Fiscal Year 1992 iv PART I NACIE ACTIVITIES Foreword 1 Authority and Functions 2 Council Structure 8 Council Meetings 9 PART 2 RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS Reauthorization Recommendations 13 Recommendations Regarding the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 28 General Recommendations 31 PART 3 HISTORY OF INDIAN EDUCATION POLICY Historical Events in Indian Education 3c A History of Indian Education Policy 38 The Education of Indians By Indians 44 The White House Conference on Indian Education 57 White House Conference on Indian Education Resolutions 63 PART 4 THE FIRST FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM Land for Education 105 Responsibilities and Roles of Governments and Native People in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives 103 Summary and Recommendations 166 NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION I 'tit Ann IR rt t n ctor FisraI Yr 1192 INDIAN EDUCATION: A FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT LrE NTLFAil PART 5 INDIAN EDUCATION ACT, REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 1992 Subpart 1, Formula Crant Program 175 Subpart 1, BIA-Operated Formula Grantees 182 Subpart 1, BIA Indian-Operated Formula Grantees 185 Subpart 1, Discretionary Grantees 188 Subpart 1, Indian Controlled Schools 189 Subpart 2, Educational Services for Indian Children 192 Subpart 2, Education Personnel Development (EPD) Program 194 Subpart 2, Planning, Pilot & Demonstration Grants 198 Subpart 2, Indian Fellowship Program 200 Subpart 3, Educational Services for Indian Adults 210 PART 6 AMERICAN INDIANS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Executive Summary 215 American Indians in Higher Education 217 APPENDICES Appendix A - Fiscal Year 1992 Program Profiles 227 Appendix B - Office of Indian Education Showcase Project ... 249 Appendix C - Indian Education Funding in FIscal Year 1992 .. 265 Appendix D NACIE Alumni, 1972-1992 281 Appendix EFiscal Year 1992 Federal Re -ister Notices 289 ### ANNUAL REPORT COMMITTEE: William D. Edmo, Chair Margaret F. Nelson, Member Francis G. Whitebird, Member Jim Shore, Member NATIONA14 ADYW/lq (opKIL. ON:mIAN:pijcATIoN:' 19th ATihhal Repiirt hi 1116 U.S. COhire :Year' 4 NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION 330 "C" Street SW., Room 4072 Switzer Budding Washington, DC 20202-7556 1202) 205,8353 March 31, 1993 To the Congress of the United States The National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) is pleased to submit its ninteenth annual report to the Congress. Some of the recommendations contained herein have been made before. One recommendation to the Secretary of Education which NACIE has made almost every year since the cre:tion of the Department of Education and we again make is to elevate the posit,on of Director, Office of Indian Education to a level equivalent to that of an Assistant Secretary.Ezch year the Secretary of Education has responded in the negative. The Department's position is that elementary and secondary education programs should not be dispersed to different principal offices and that having additional people reporting directly to the Secretary would impede administrative efficiency. The Department also has referred to current law which gives the Director of the Office of Indian Education responsibility for coordination of the development of policy and practices of all programs in the Department of Education relating to Indians and Alaska Natives (Indian Education Act, Section 5341 (b)(2)(D)).It has been the Department's view that this statutory language should be sufficient to ensure national coordination of programs serving Native Americans. NACIE cannot help but notice that Indian Education appropriations have not fared well when compared with Chapter 1 appropriations, both of which are housed within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The argument used by the department against elevating the Office of Indian Education does not seem to apply to the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languagcs Affairs (OBEMLA) which is no less of an elementary and secondary education program as Indian Education.Yet, the Director of OBEMLA serves at a level equivalent to that of an Assistant Secretary. NACIE also notes that the Director of the Office of Indian Education, according to the statutory language, is responsible for coordination of the development of policy and practices of all programs in the Department of Education relating to Indians and Alaska Natives, but does not have authority commensurate with this responsibility. NAC1E strongly believes that Indian education is legitimately the first federal entitlement program. Our report dedicates a chapter to this. While NACIE supports the National Education Goals for American Indians and Alaska Natives which incorporates thc six National Education Goals, a review of Indian policy indicates that the best federal Indian education policy is one which would allow for differences wh,le at the sante time be inherently fair. We request that all forthcoming legislation for the implementation of the National Education Goals specifically address the needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. A Presidential Council ; Establtshed by Congress PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES LN FISCAL YEAR 1992 FrancisChair:As provided G. Whitebird in (Rosebud5 U.S.C. Sioux) 1233(b), these members continueto serve until the President appoints their successors. FAdiePierre,118 West L.South TullisCapitol Dakota (Creek) 57501 2522Bellingham,NorthwestDarius Kwina K. St.Indian Road Washington Paul College (Colville) 98226-9217 AlbertEdmond,2020Theresa Bandit A. Farley Oklahoma Yazite Point Neese (Navajo) 73034 (Cherokee) TribalAtmore,HCRPoarch 69-A, Chairman Band Alabama Box of Creeks85-B 36502 SergioShawano,203Joan Humphrey K. A. flarte WisconsinMaldonado (Menominee)Circle '54166 (Northern Arapaho) Ganado.Box 784 Arizona 85226 MargaretRowland,P.O.James Box A. 40NorthF.Hunt Nelson (Lumbee)Carolina (Cherokee) 28383 RamonaChandler,3856 West Tecumseh ArizonaChiago 85226 (NE Winnebago/Masquakie) JimTahlequah,508 ShoreE. Seneca (Seminole) Oklahoma 74464 P.O.WilliamMesa,2055 BoxN. Arizona WinterhavenD. 131 Edmo 85213 (Slioshone-Bannock) Hollywood,SeminoleGeneral Counsel Tribe FL of33024 Florida Charlotte,Josephus11006Ft. Hall, Shipwright IdahoD. North Jacobs 83203 Carolina Lane (Lumbee) 28215 NACIE STAFF: MichaelJohnBobRobert W.W. K TenequerBarnhart,Cheek Chiago (Creek), (Navajo),(Laguna Fiscal Special
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