Journal of American Indian Education
Abstracts — 1967

#83
TEACHING ENGLISH TO ALASKA NATIVES
Lee H. Salisbury Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 1-13, Jan. 1967

Discusses the programs in Alaska's schools to teach English as a second language to the native children. According to the author, there is a two-fold educational problem: (1) to broaden the student's background of experience within the western culture so that his or her conceptual knowledge of English will improve, and (2) to enable students to realize that their thoughts and feelings are important and have real value when they are expressed clearly and effectively.

#84
AN ARCHITECTURE OF THE SOUTHWEST PERSUASION
Milton D. Lowenstein Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 16-19, Jan. 1967

Discusses the necessity of utilizing individual needs to determine architectural scale in building in the Southwest. The article begins, "The traditional desert architecture of the Southwest consists of buildings which help men not merely to endure strenuous conditions, but to love them."

#85
THE CHANGING INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST
George A. Gill Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 20-25, Jan. 1967

Outlines current Indian self-sufficiency and planning programs by tribe. The article includes an 18-item list of federal financial assistance statutes relevant to American Indians, a 23-item list of certain tribes and the educational OEO community action programs being carried on by each (in Arizona and New Mexico), and a 14-item list of general information concerning tribes of the Southwest.

#86
A CLOSER LOOK AT TESL ON THE RESERVATIONS
Yvonne J. Weaver Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 26-31, Jan. 1967

Addresses the need for developing a language program that will compensate for the structural linguistic differences between Navajo and English. The article lists nine difficulties which Navajos are likely to encounter. According to the author, many of the difficulties encountered by the Navajo student learning English present little or no difficulty for the Spanish student learning English.

#87
A DEMONSTRATION IN NAVAJO EDUCATION
Thomas R. Reno Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 1-5, May 1967

Lists the objectives and areas of program development at Rough Rock Demonstration School. According to the article, the half-year evaluation indicated all areas of involvement running well, and some rather revolutionary programs and policies in Indian education being extremely well demonstrated. Includes a 10-item list of educational areas funded by OEO, and an eight-point list describing the school's uniqueness "among Indian schools." Lists DINE, Inc. Board of Directors, Rough Rock Board of Education and Administrative Staff of Rough Rock Demonstration School.

#88
PROJECT AWARENESS: MINNESOTA ENCOURAGES THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS
Matthew Stark Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 6-13, May 1967

An article discussing the 1965 Project Awareness summer program with the Chippewa Indians at Pine Point on the White Earth Indian Reservation. The article (1) lists 12 project goals established and used for the summers of 1965 and 1966, (2) lists the nine-point methodology of attaining the 12 project goals, and (3) lists the goals and methods of a Pine Point Project Awareness urban-tour program to Minneapolis and St. Paul during the Thanksgiving vacation period.

#89
ASU INDIAN EDUCATION CENTER: AN OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES
George A. Gill Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 18-20, May 1967

Cites research conducted by the ASU Indian Education Center. Services conducted by the center are listed. According to the author, the ASU Indian Education Center encompasses three interdependent areas: (1) teacher preparation, (2) research in Indian education, (3) services to state, tribal, school, and other agencies in matters related and pertaining to Indian education. The article includes a seven-point list of research conducted by the Center, a seven-point list of existing educational services of the Center, and three Indian Education summer courses offered at Arizona State University.

#90
UNIQUE MOTIVATION PROGRAM AT ASU: INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
George A. Gill Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 21-22, May 1967

Talks about an OEO-funded program to identify culturally deprived Indian students, and to give the students an opportunity to learn with a definite purpose--to overcome their deprivation. According to the author, the two primary objectives of the "Arizona Indian High School Demonstration Project" are (1) to demonstrate that both female and male Indian students can be recruited for such a program, and (2) to demonstrate that Indian students can do well in such a curriculum. The tentative course plan is briefly stated.

#91
INDIAN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY--SO DIFFERENT?
David M. Brady, Sr. Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 23-25, May 1967

Discusses delinquency, in theory, as an integral part of American society, and Indians as a faction of the society. According to the author, what has happened in juvenile delinquency is that learning has taken place which finds its reward in doing new things that are considered wrong by the society-at-large. The author states, "This problem is not unique to Indian youth."

#92
VICE PRESIDENT PLEDGES AID: NAVAJOS AT STARTING LINE IN OWN WAR ON POVERTY
Hubert Humphrey Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-5, Oct. 1967

A speech in which Federal assistance to the Navajo in fighting disadvantagement is pledged. In the campaign-like address, Humphrey cites four "cooperative efforts" of industrial development and public service: (1) a desk in a classroom for every Navajo child, (2) reducing the incidence of death and illness from communicable diseases, (3) Housing Assistance Administration housing improvements, and (4) President Johnson's support for the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

#93
INDIAN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS CAN BE SELF-INITIATED
Lyal E. Holder Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 6-12, Oct. 1967

Outlines an eight-week training program for Indians intending to work in community action programs. According to the author, the general objectives of the training were to develop within the trainees a knowledge of community action planning necessary to take advantage of the Economic Opportunity Act for their Indian community, to stimulate their thinking about how such community action planning can assist in the long-range goal of "fighting" poverty on the reservation, and to help them gain the confidence in themselves necessary to carry out community planning once they return home.

#94
FOR ARIZONA INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: PHASE I COMPLETED OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
George A. Gill Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 13-15, Oct. 1967

Synopsis of an eight-week residential program at Arizona State University to give the Indian student an opportunity to learn and to overcome disadvantagement. The summer program involved 80 Native American students from nine Arizona tribes and, according to the article, attained the two main objectives: (1) Indian high school students can be recruited for such a program, and (2) Indian high school students can do well in such a program.

#95
TEACHERS TACKLE SPEECH PROBLEMS OF SECONDARY INDIAN PUPILS
Lynn R. Osborn Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 19-21, Oct. 1967

Summarizes a six-week workshop for teachers of Indian students. Emphasis was placed on the problems encountered in speech education with Indians. The article outlines five eligibility requirements for participation in the NDEA Institute for Advanced Study for Secondary Teachers of Speech to American Indian Pupils and lists six titles which, according to the article, were representative of the subjects selected for investigation by the teachers.

#96
A SPEAKING AND LISTENING PROGRAM
Lynn R. Osborn Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 21-24, Oct. 1967

Outlines methods of teaching speech to Indian students. The article covers (1) the perceived "deficiencies" of American Indian high school students in the dominant society, (2) cultural dislocation, (3) "enculturation" and "acculturation," and (4) concepts and activities for the introduction to speech communication. The author believes that if Indian students are able to develop in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, they will have the opportunity to become functionally productive in today's world.

#97
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH ASU'S ICAP
[No Author] Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 25-26, Oct. 1967

Discusses the assistance given to Indian Community Action Programs by Arizona State University in fiscal year 1967. The article describes five steps taken in establishing Head Start programs and cites more than one-half of the Indians serviced by the Community Action Program lived in Arizona and New Mexico, and that Arizona State University served about 157,000 persons.

#98
THE EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN: REFLECTIONS
Leif Fearn Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 27-31, Oct. 1967

Reflects upon the educational status of the American Indian, and his present condition. Also cites trends in the BIA educational program. According to the author the BIA has come very close to achieving that "goal for which it was designed"--providing a desk for each child. The author believes it is necessary to provide the exceptional Indian child with opportunities for special education to fit his or her endowment, and to not be satisfied with a BIA sixth grade education.