Native American Education: A Reference Handbook

This volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates how Native American learning continues to be a challenge to minority education in the United States. It follows the chronological evolution of Native American education with reference to some of the significant events in mainstream American Education. The book includes an analysis of the foundations of Indian learning, from spirituality and extended family relationships to the new militancy, as well as coverage of federal treaties with Indians and the roles of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Indian Education.