Native American Education Laws Essay

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The only people who the US Federal Government has obligations ethically to educate and provide satisfactory resources to is the American Indians. This was a responsibility that has been implied as well as put through law process due to the land and resources that were taken away from the Native Americans many years ago. In this paper, I will summarize the laws that were made to aid American Indian students as well as give my reaction to them. The main law that was put into place for all American Indian students and is known as a turning point was the Indian Education Act of 1972. This law recognizes that American Indians have unique education needs as well as cultural needs that need to be accommodated. This also provides service to these Native American Students that …show more content…

These articles sparked an interest in my mind as to what programs were offered to these American Indians students because of these laws and what made each student eligible. So I went and checked out what the Aberdeen School District had to offer. First off, Aberdeen School District says to qualify for their programs they must “enrolled member of a tribe, band, or other organized group, including Alaskan Natives. A copy of their blood degree from the tribe where the student is enrolled needs to be filed in the Indian Education Office” to qualify for Johnson O’Malley (fund the programs) and they also must “be enrolled or have a parent or grandparent enrolled in a recognized tribe. They must also have a signed Title VI Certification form on file in the Indian Education Office.” To qualify for the Title VII funding. So in a school district, these students have some boundaries. The service that students may get from this are reduced lunches, study nights, tutorial services, a social/cultural development program, and many

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