A COMPARATIVE SOCIO-HISTORICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF TREATIES AND CURRENT AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION
LEGISLATION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
Open Access
Author:
Reinhardt, Martin James
Graduate Program:
Educational Leadership
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
August 26, 2004
Committee Members:
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair William L Boyd, Committee Member Susan C Faircloth, Committee Member Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Keywords:
Indian Education Indian Treaties Treaty Education Provisions Indian Education Law Indian Treaties and Law Michigan Indian Education Michigan Indian Law and Treaties
Abstract:
This study is focused on the relationship between two historical policy era of American Indian education--the Constitutional/Treaty Provisions Era and the Self-Determination/Revitalization Era. The primary purpose of this study is the clarification of what extent treaty educational obligations may be met by current federal K-12 American Indian education legislation. An historical overview of American Indian education policy is provided to inform the subsequent discussion of the results of a content analysis of sixteen treaties entered into between the United States and the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy, and three pieces of federal Indian education legislation-the Indian Education Act (IEA), the Indian Self-Determination & Education Assistance Act (ISDEA), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
