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037			_aED176922 _bERIC
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082			_a324.973 _bPEO
091			_amfm
100	1		_aWhite, Michael.
245	1	0	_a The people speak / _cMichael White.
260			_a[Washington : _bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, _c1979.
300			_a288p. : _c28cm.
520			_aSince 1976, the Tennessee Indian Council has grown from an idea into an organization staffed by 24 native Americans in 3 offices, administering $500,000 a year, and providing educational, employment, housing, health, and cultural revitalization programs for 8,500 Native American residents of Tennessee. The situation in Tennessee is a microcosm of the Indian world throughout the United States; rural communities experience poverty, lack of education, and lack of job skills, while, in addition, urban Indians face the problems of alienation, alcoholism, and difficulties with jobs and housing. Before the advent of the Council, Indian people (including a sizeable Choctaw population and several Cherokee communities) had no organized voice and virtually no recognition on the state level. The Council is now the only state wide advocate for Indians and Indian programs, standing for the rights of all Native American people, seeking to restore a measure of sovereignty, and operating on the principle of self-determination by responding to the needs of the people as they state them. With funding from CETA, VISTA, Summer Youth Program, and private grants, the Council has operated an employment program resulting in the hiring of 166 persons, 2 GED programs attended by 93 individuals, and provided counseling and referral services for 271 Native Americans. Future plans include the development of a Choctaw bilingual program and a library clearinghouse for historical and contemporary material of Indians of Tennessee and the southeast. (NEC)
533			_aMicrofiche. _b[Washington D.C.]: _cERIC Clearinghouse _emicrofiches : positive.
650	0	7	_aAmerican Indian Culture. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aAmerican Indian Education. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aAmerican Indians. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aDelivery Systems. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aDisadvantaged. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aEducational Programs. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aEmployment Programs. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aFederal Aid. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aFinancial Support. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aHousing. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aNonreservation American Indians. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aSelf Determination. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aSelf Esteem. _2ericd
650	1	7	_aState Programs. _2ericd
650	0	7	_aTribes. _2ericd
653	1		_aTennessee Indian Council Inc
653	0		_aCherokee (Tribe) _aChoctaw (Tribe) _aTennessee
655		7	_aReports, Descriptive. _2ericd
710	2		_aTennessee Indian Council, Inc., Nashville.
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