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Acculturation; American Indian Education; American Indian History; American Indians; College Graduates; College Preparation; College Students; Educational Development; Educational History; Educational Policy; Federal Indian Relationship; Higher Education; Secondary Education; Tribally Controlled Education
Abstract:
Traces the growth and development of higher education for American Indians during the 20th century. Discusses assimilationist educational policies (1870s-1920s), a tiny group of Indian college graduates who advanced Native higher education, early college preparatory schools and the role of the church, shift in federal policy (1930s), activism (1960s), Indian Education Act (1972), and establishment of tribal colleges. (SV)
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