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- OIE Office of Indian Education "Ensuring No American
Indian and Alaska Native Child Is Left Behind" The No Child
Left Behind Act amends the Indian education programs as
Title VII, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act. This landmark in education reform embodies four key
principles: stronger accountability for results; greater
flexibility in the use of federal funds; more choices for
parents of children from disadvantaged backgrounds; and
an emphasis on research-based instruction that works.
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
"Welcome to the official home page of AISES." Boulder, Colorado
- AISES Southern Colorado Professional Chapter "Professional, American Indian Science & Engineering Society, chapters in various cities support existing high school and college chapters, assist in organizing new chapters, provide scholarships, coordinate summer internships, assist with the National Conference and science fairs, and proved social events and networking opportunities for professional members."
- The Minnesota AISES Professional Chapter, "...respects the cultural values that inspire, motivate, and guide us personally and professionally. We will offer our support and encouragement to students of all ages. We believe that education will prepare Indian Leadership for the 21st Century."
- M.I.T. AISES "Hello and Welcome. You have reached the homepage of the MIT Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and also the homepage of the Native American Student Association (NASA). We are two organization but really only one. AISES is a national engineering society to which we all belong and NASA is our local student organization. AISES = NASA to make things simpler for you. We are small so everyone is a member of both organizations." Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- AISTECNet "An on-going project of the American Indian Science and Technology Education Consortium. AISTEC is a partnership of tribal and non-tribal colleges working together to increase the number of American Indian students earning university degrees in mathematics, engineering and the sciences."
- Native American Student Association at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
GO BLUE! "Native American Student Association at the U-M in Ann Arbor are an eclectic collection of Native Americans hailing from all over North America. The members' respective Nations range from the Plains to the Southwest, Oklahoma to the East Coast and, of course, the Great Lakes. As Michigan has many "Canadian borders", there are also First Nations representatives involved in NASA."
- American Indian Head Start Quality Improvement Center "The AIHSQIC is the primary training and technical assistance provider for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs nationwide. The AIHSQIC is operated by the American Indian Institute, at the College of Continuing Education, University of Oklahoma."
- Tamástslikt Cultural Institute "The Institute is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a government of a sovereign nation, which governs the remaining portion of the land given to the Tribes as a reservation by treaty with the United States in 1855." Pendleton, Oregon
- MIGIZI Communications, Inc. "MIGIZI was founded in 1977. Our mission is to provide information to the Indian public; train journalists; to educate elementary, secondary and adult students in a communications-related setting; and to commit resources to address problems which threaten the stability of the Indian community." Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Baxoje, the Ioway Nation Ioway Cultural Institute
'Resources on the Ioway or Iowa Indian Tribe' "There are
two groups of people today that call themselves Iowa, or
Ioway. Both terms are correct." The two legal bodies that
make up the Ioway Nation are both federally-recognized tribes:
- Welcome to the AILRC Web - OMAA
- American Indian Learning Resource Center "Welcome to the AILRC Web. The site is devoted to the American Indian students attending the University of Minnesota, but also serves as a far-reaching internet source for Native information and communication and is designed to act as a valuable bookmark for American Indian counselors and potential students." Minneapolis, MN
- Official Web Site of the A.I.L.R.C.
'University of Minnesota Duluth'
- Centennial Independent School District #12 Circle Pines, MN
- Centennial School District's Indian Education Program
Dance to the beat of life with the spirit of youth!
- American Indian Higher Education Consortium "AIHEC, based in Alexandria, Virginia, is a unique and uniquely American Indian organization. It was founded in 1972 by the presidents of the nation’s first six Tribal Colleges, as an informal collaboration among member colleges."
- American Indian Studies Research Institute Indiana University, Bloomington IN, directed by Dr. Ray deMallie and Dr. Douglas R. Parks.
- University of Iowa, American Indian and Native Studies Program
- UofI-AINSP General Information Introduction, Undergraduate Certificate, Minor, Graduate Programs, Steering Committee
- The Indian Law Clinic "A clinical legal education program at the University of Colorado Law School. We teach law students by supervising them on cases and projects involving questions of federal Indian law and tribal law. Our clients are American Indian tribes and individuals."
- The Native American History Archive 'A Center for Native American Studies in Internetworked Classrooms' "NAHA is a feature of LiveText, the home page of K-12 education hosted by the Institute for Learning Technologies of Teachers College, Columbia University. NAHA's goal is to provide: easy access to Native American information and organizations, a forum for student discussions and publication of their project work, and tools for Native Amercian research within the networked classroom."
- Native American Navigator "NAN is an inviting interface for geographical, historical, topical and keyword-based student inquiry. Clickable maps, an extensive timeline, a web of topics pages and a site & network-wide search page make the four corners of the Navigator's Medicine Wheel."
- American Indian OIC 'Your One-Stop Career Center'
"Our goals are: "To provide training, retraining, employment and economic development opportunities for unemployed and underemployed American Indian people in a culturally conducive atmosphere that address the needs of the whole person and families ." AIOIC is governed by a Board of Directors which includes community leaders, persons from the public and private sectors, and representatives from post secondary schools." Minneapolis, MN
- The Michigan Indian Education Council "MIEC's mission is to ensure the preservation and promotion of our culture and traditions through educational collaboration, coordination, networking and strategic planning." [The Michigan Commission of Indian Affairs has an excellent directory of Native American resources in Michigan. Write or call for a free copy. Also ask for the free Newsletter. Michigan Commission on Indian Affairs Victor Office Center, Suite 700 201 N. Washington Square Lansing, MI 48913 Phone: (517) 373-0674 FAX: (517) 335-1649]
- MSU Native American Institute ~ Urban Affairs Programs "The Native American Institute, authorized by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees in October 1981, was established to aid Indian organizations in planning and preparing to meet their present and future needs. Since early 1983, the role of the Institute was expanded to include research and technical assistance in fund-raising and grantsmanship in an effort to further the development of Indian self-sufficiency and self determination."
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- UWEC American Indian Studies
- Anishinabe Masinitchiganug--Ojibwa Indian Images
"This exhibit includes a sample of early photographs taken of individuals,
events, and sites located at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation."
- Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute "The Institute's mission is to serve the interests of the area's tribes, by applying the principles of applied research, putting theory into practice, and making available college and community resources to address the needs of Washington State tribes and Native people." Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
- Longhouse Educational Center and Cultural Center "As a public service center of the Evergreen State College, the Longhouse exists to provide service and hospitality to students, the college, and the surrounding Native communities. With a design based in the Northwest Indigenous Nations' philosophy of hospitality, its primary functions are to provide a gathering place for hosting cultural ceremonies, classes, conferences, performances, art exhibits and community events."
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, N.C.
- Office of American Indian Students Services, Ohio State University
'Offering Support to our Indigenous Students from the Four Directions'
- American Indian Studies * University of Akron Akron, Ohio "We constantly seek ways to provide opportunities to understand, appreciate, celebrate, and more importantly, share cultural diversity with the campus and greater Akron area. Through student organizations, annual events and academic programs, students can live and learn in a multicultural environment." UA American Indian Courses
- North American Indian Cultural Center ~*~ Bio: H. Clark Hosick Executive Director of NAICC and Ohio Bicentennial Commission Committee Member.
- American Indian Lives, Lands, and Cultures 'Memorable Study Tours From American Indian Studies And University College, University of Minnesota' "American Indian Lives, Lands, and Cultures study tours are much more than sightseeing trips or tour packages. They are stimulating learning vacations in which rich histories, stunning landscapes, remarkable artistic achievements, and time-honored rituals are blended with firsthand experiences of contemporary realities in Indian America. Throughout your study tour, you'll be living and learning from an Indian perspective."
- Saint Paul Public Schools ~ Minnesota
- Saint Paul Public Schools Indian Education Program "The Indian Education Programs offered through the Saint Paul Public School District 625 are in existence to preserve and present the unique political, cultural, traditional and spiritual values of American Indian peoples through education."
- American Indian Options - Harding High School Course Information "Classes in Indian Options are taught from a Native American perspective. Currently we are offering American Indian History, American Indian Literature and Ojibwe language courses. In addition to broad Indian Studies topics our courses take an in depth look at the local Ojibwe, D/Lakota and Winnebago history and culture. The program hopes to add additional courses as interest develops and it grows in student body."
- American Indian Studies Program The University of Wyoming "...a three dimensional program offering academic courses to all interested students, support services to American Indian students, and outreach to the larger Wyoming community."
- Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario ~*~ What's New "Lakehead University was founded as the Lakehead Technical Institute in 1948. It grew into an accredited College of Arts and Science in 1956. Official accreditation as a University was established in 1965. Over the years, Lakehead has grown into a University "in and for the north." The University has a long history of working with the Aboriginal community and has responded to their post-secondary educational needs in many innovative ways."
- The Native Access Program for Engineering "A unique program offered at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (LU-TBO) NAPE is designed to offer opportunities for Native People to study engineering. The goal of the program is to increase the number of Native people who receive an engineering education in preparation for becoming a professional engineer."
- The University of Kansas School of Law Green Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
- Tribal Law and Government Center University of Kansas School of Law
- ITEP 'The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals' Northern Arizona University "The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), located at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, is engaged in a variety of activities that support native-student environmental research projects, nationwide training for tribal environmental staffs, and communication and outreach with tribes on resource-protection issues."
- MU-SPIN "Minority University - Space Interdiciplinary Network" (NASA)
- NITI "National Indian Telecommunications Institute, Grass Roots Indian Teachers Inservice 3B, January 20-23, 1998 Santa Fe, NM"
List of Participants *** NITI Participant Web Pages- Web pages from our Atlanta Training Session "Here are the web pages written by the groups that attended the Atlanta Training Conference in the Spring of 1996"
- The School of Professional Studies of Fresno Pacific University
- Courses Offered *** Contributors of Audio Cassette Tapes
- American Indians "SOC 2024 AMERICAN INDIANS: Part 1 - An Overview, SOC 2025 AMERICAN INDIANS: Part 2 - Indian Nations (Part 1 is a prerequisite for Part 2)"
- Women of the West "SOC 2011 WOMEN OF THE WEST : Part 1 - Frontier Life, SOC 2012 WOMEN OF THE WEST : Part 2 - Path Breaking (Part 1 is not a prerequisite for Part 2. They are independent courses.)
- Indian Law Clinic, University of Colorado Law School "The Indian Law Clinic is a clinical legal education program at the University of Colorado Law School. We teach law students by supervising them on cases and projects involving questions of federal Indian law and tribal law. Our clients are American Indian tribes and individuals."
- Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)
MTU Department of Educational Opportunity * Youth Programs!
- American Indian Workshop June 13-19, 1999 "The American Indian Workshop introduces young (12-15 years old) Native American students to the excitement of a college education through investigation of biology, computers, or forestry."
- MTU Native American Association and AISES Chapter "The MTU Native American Association membership is open to Native and non-Native students and community members. It's purpose includes providing a supportive environment for Native American Students and opportunities for the MTU and surrounding communities to learn about Native American culture." Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
- North Carolina State University "GO NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK!!!"
- (AISES), NCSU Chapter "American Indian Science and Engineering Society"
- (NASA) "Native American Student Association"
- (SNAC) "Society of Native American Culture"
- Welcome to Arizona law! "The University of Arizona College of Law, in Tucson, Arizona."
- Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota
- Indian Student Services "The Indian Student Services Program"
- Native Child "Develops multicultural curriculum material... Designed for three-to five year old children in Native American Head Start Centers and Preschools. Native Child's goal is to affirm the Indian child's culture and identity in a positive way through a curriculum that builds self-confidence and a sense of belonging."
- Curriculum 'More than Bows and Arrows' "A Culturally Sensitive Approach with a focus on Native American Tribes."
- List Of: "American Indian Head Start/ Preschool Programs using Native Child Curriculum Material"
- The Harry V. Johnston Lakota Cultural Center "The hub of cultural activities on the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux Indian reservation, located in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. It is an official department of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, and its current director is James Picotte."
- Institute of American Indian Studies "South Dakota Oral History Center at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota"
- The Cradleboard Teaching Project "A project of the Nihewan Foundation for American Indian Education ( NFAIE), which was founded by Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1996."
- Science: Through Native American Eyes "The first interactive multimedia CD Rom that meets American National Content Standards for middle school science while addressing scientific concepts from within Native American culture. The CD is recommended for grades 5 through adult levels."
- Ableza: is a Native American Arts and Film Institute dedicated to promoting, preserving and protecting traditional and contemporary arts by Native American Peoples. Through education, especially of our youth, Ableza helps promote self-esteem and an awareness of "who we are."
- Do's & Don'ts for Teachers: When teaching about Native American Indian People!
- Shako:Wi Cultural Center houses several distinct areas each with its own separate functions. Oneida Nation Cultural Center, Rte. 46, 2.5 miles south of the city of Oneida.
- Exhibits
- Wampum *** Wampum Items
- The Legend of the No Face Doll
- Lacrosse:An Iroquois Tradition
- 1777: The Oneidas and the birth of the American Nation
- OSKANONDONHA'S PIPE: "The Life And Cultural Patrimony of a Great Oneida Leader"
- Indian Education Office: Oregon State University
- Northeastern State University - Tahlequah, Oklahoma * Muskogee Campus
- Native American Information at NSU
- Undergraduate Degree Programs "9410 - BA - Native American Studies"
- College of Arts and Letters - Curriculum "LANGUAGE, Cherokee (CHER) - The following courses are listed to be used for the concentration area of Cherokee Bilingual Education of the B.S. in Elementary Education program while it is in effect."
- NSUCO "Welcome to Northeastern State University College of Optometry's Homepage"
- Facilities "The College of Optometry has its faculty and administrative offices, laboratories, and lecture rooms located in the Optometry Building. Formerly a hospital occupied by the Indian Health Service."
- Alaska Native Knowledge Network 'Alaska Federation of Natives University of Alaska' "Designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing."
- The Alaska Native Education Program At Lathrop High School, Fairbanks School District
- Western Michigan University: Native American Student Organization "To promote unity among Native American students at Western Michigan University and to promote Native American cultural awareness to Non-Native American students at Western Michigan University."
- The OSU Native American Student Association (NASA) is an organization that provides an opportunity for Native American Students to participate in culturally relevant activities that foster a closer union and perpetuate individual tribal traditions and customs. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
- Siksik: The NWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment Programs on the WWW
- Educational Resources
- Northern Students are making themselves at home on the Web! "Visit some of our schools as they pioneer the wilderness of cyberspace!"
- American Indian Studies Program: At the University of Arizona
- (Anthropology 206) Native Peoples of The Southwest "The University of Arizona"
- Critical Topics
- Class Notes
- Related Internet Resources O'Odham, Hopi/Pueblo, Paiute, & Navajo
- Northern Arizona University: Cline Library
- Special Collections and Archives Department: Search the database!
(**NOTE: Try using the keywords; Indian, Indian Tribe, Native American)- "Flagstaff History For Kids!"
- Larry Nesper Home Page: Teacher "Laboratory Schools" Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin.
- Academic Interests: The right to hunt fish and gather off their reservations are guaranteed by explicity by two treaties and implied in a third. "I wrote my dissertation on the spearfishing conflict that took place between the Wisconsin bands of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and both the local non-Indian population and the state of Wisconsin in the 1980s."
- Curriculum:8th Grade American History
- Centennial Sixth Grade Camp
- Maps and Images of Lac du Flambeau
- Dartmouth College: Native American Alumni Association
- University of California, Davis: Department of Native American Studies Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies College of Letters and Science
- Center for American Indian Research and Education "CAIRE is located at the University of California at Berkeley. The mission of CAIRE is to improve the status of Native people by promoting, developing, and evaluating culturally appropriate health, education, and social programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives nationally."
- American Indian Education ~ California Dept. of Education "The purpose of the American Indian Education Web site is to assist educators in identifying the needs of American Indian students and providing them with high-quality educational opportunities."
- Harvard University Native American Program "The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) works to bring together Native American students and interested individuals from the Harvard community for the purpose of advancing the well-being of indigenous peoples through self-determination, academic achievement, and community service." Read House, Appian Way, HGSE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Native America: At Oklahoma State University - The Five Civilized Nations, also known as the Five Civilized Tribes, a name used since the middle of the 19th century for the CHEROKEE, CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CREEK, and SEMINOLE who were settled in INDIAN TERRITORY (present-day Oklahoma) under the Removal Act of 1830.
- The Unconquered Seminoles by Dru J. Murray "Absolutely Florida Magazine" (Florida History - Native Peoples)
- Lisa Mitten's Home Page Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh
- New Indian Books at the University of Pittsburgh: Path contains month-by-month lists of new books on Native Peoples received by the University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Library.
- American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library,
presented by Library of Congress Text Path
- Stanford American Indian Organization: "Created in 1970 by four Native American Stanford students, SAIO's original mission included improving the recruitment and retention of American Indian and Alaska Native students, staff, and faculty; the institutionalizing of culturally relevant curriculum; the establishment of a community center and theme house; and the permanent removal of the Stanford "Indian" mascot."
- Native American Studies Collection: Stanford University Libraries
Academic Information Resources
- North Carolina State University; Society of Native Americans
- Center for Native American Studies, Montana State: Established to provide and advance quality education for and about American Indians of Montana, the region, and the nation.
- University of Buffalo Anthropology Dept Server
- ETHNOBOTANY AND PALEOETHNOBOTANY A BIBLIOGRAPHY: Compiled by Michael A. Pfeiffer, Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Russellville, Arkansas 1993
- REFERENCES ON THE AMERICAN INDIAN USE OF FIRE IN ECOSYSTEMS: Gerald W. Williams, Ph.D., Sociologist and Social Historian, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region
- ABORIGINAL OVERKILL AND NATIVE BURNING: Implications For Modern Ecosystem Management, by Charles E. Kay, Ph.D. Natural Resource Policy Associate Institute of Political Economy Utah State University
- LIFE HISTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY: compiled by Ronald L. Grimes, June 1, 1995, Department of Religion & Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3c5 rgrimes@mach1.wlu.ca
- American Indian Studies Center - University of California "(AISC) was founded in 1969. The Center serves the educational and cultural needs of the American Indian students at UCLA and the Los Angeles American Indian communities."
- Publications Department: UCLA American Indian Studies Center
- 'NDAHOO'AAH: A project for concurrently developing and linking the skills of traditional Navajo crafts and computer programming. It happens each June at Monument Valley High School, UT on DINÉ BI KEYAH Reservation.
- Stories of Navajo Crafts and Tradition: As told by 'Ndahoo'aah staff elders.
- (AIS) The American Indian Studies: California State University, Long Beach "American Indian Studies programs were created at a number of universities throughout the United States beginning in the late 1960s. The American Indian Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1994 and is the oldest continuous existing program."
- The American Indian Occupation: of Alcatraz Island 1969 - 1971
- Powwow "A gathering of North American Indian tribes at California State University, Long Beach on April 28, 1990."
- The Navajo (Dine') "Photographer Ilka Hartmann's collection of photographs taken in 1971 on the Navajo Reservation."
- Humbolt State University Home Page: Native American Studies
- ITEPP: A support program for Native American Indian students wishing to become professionals in education, social and tribal services areas.
- University of South Dakota, Institute of American Indian Studies "Established in 1955, the work of the Institute of American Indian Studies includes organizing campus programs to promote education and awareness of American Indian culture, issues, and problems..." Vermillion, South Dakota
- The South Dakota Oral History Center: The South Dakota Oral History Center's archives contain nearly 5,000 recorded interviews.
- Western Herald - Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan "WMU Native American student funding guaranteed."
- American Indian Schools, Colleges, Tribes by Paula Giese
- COMMUNICATIONS POST: Here's a way for Native kids and teachers to get in contact with each other.
- MAPS: GIS Windows on Native Lands, Current Places, and History
- Six Nations Polytechnic Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada "Six Nations Polytechnic is an Aboriginal, community-controlled, community-based human resource development centre addressing issues and needs from an Aboriginal perspective."
- The First Nations Centre ~ The Gathering Place ~ Fanshawe College
"Provides academic services, social, cultural, and recreational activities as well as a comfortable atmosphere for our First Nations students. The First Nations Centre opened its doors in 1996 and has grown steadily over it's three years of operation. During the first year there were 72 First Nation Students registered with the Centre. Due to the increase of students attending the Centre on a regular basis, we are expanding for the 1999/2000 school year. The expansion will include a new office for Counselling and tutoring, a new study area where First Nations Student Association meetings will be held, and an increase of six additional computers to the computer lab." London, Ontario
- Aboriginal Careers Initiative Web-site "These pages will provide prospective and current Aboriginal business students, as well as employers and the general public, with information on the School of Business Aboriginal Careers Initiative." University of Alberta, Canada
- First Nations Technical Institute, established in 1985, is an Aboriginal owned and operated education and training facility. It is located on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory ( TMT) near Deseronto, Ontario, Canada.
- University of Saskatchewan 'Native Studies Department' "The idea for the formation of a Native Studies Department at the University of Saskatchewan was first conceived by Native students at the University in 1978-79 who were looking for programs that affirmed the value and dignity of Native cultural traditions: their histories, their languages, their philosophies and oral literary traditions, their traditional institutions and lifestyles. Photo Gallery ~*~ Cultural Program
- Winnipeg School Division No.1: The Winnipeg School Division No.1 is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Development of this home page is being done by the Research, Planning and Technology Department of the Winnipeg School Division No.1
- Niji Mahkwa School: "Creation requires us to be in good relation with all that has life. The dreams of our ancestors live on in the reflection offered by the children.
--Ms. Myra Laramee, Principal
- The Indigenous Education Network "Of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, OISE/UT"
- VOICES "A Computer Listserv for Indigenous Educators in Canada."
- University of Victoria School of Public Administration: "The Administation of Aboriginal Government Certification Program" Victoria, British Columbia Canada
