PONS AGENCY Women's Educational Equity,Act Program (ED), Washington, D.C
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 213 559 RC 013 223 AUTHOR Anierson, Owanah P., Comp.; Verble, Sedelta D., Comp. TITLE Resource Guide of American Indian and Alaska Native Women, 1980. INSTITUTION National Women's Program Development, Inc., Wichita Falls, TX. PONS AGENCY Women's Educational Equity,Act Program (ED), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 81 NOTE 257p.; Paper copy not available due to publisher's preference. EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Advocacy; *Alaska Natives; American Indian Education; *American Indians; Art; Authors; Consultants; Economic Development; Employment; *Females; Health Services; *Human Resources; Human Services; Information Sources; Legal Responsibility; Public Speaking; Tribal Sovereignty; Tribes ABSTRACT A resource listing of 678 prominent American Indian and Alaska Native women representing 159 tribes throughout the United States provides the following information: name, address, date and place of birth, tribal membership, field of interest, current occupation, Indian activities, women's advocacy, educational background and professional interest. The following are the majority of professional and adv.-;acy skills the women possess: administration (federal, tri' and urban), cultural advocacy and arts (arts and humanities, traditional arts and crafts), economic development (program planning/management), :education (adult/vocational, bilingual, curriculum development, early childhood, educational equity. higher education, Native American studies, teacher training, tribal education), employment (affirmative action/EEO, women's employment advocacy), health (administration, alcohol/drug abuse, Indian health advocacy), legal advocacy (legislative change/testify/lobby, treaty rights/legal advocacy/sovereignty, tribal council membership), media and communications, social and human services (child advocacy, domestic violence, Indian Child Welfare Act), skills for change (commission on status of women, conference/workshop speakers, published authors).
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