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Guide to the Native American Educational Services, Americans for Indian Opportunity Records 1970s-1992

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Descriptive Summary

Title:

Native American Educational Services. Americans for Indian Opportunity. Records

Dates:

1970s-1992

Size:

6.5 linear feet (13 boxes)

Repository:

Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.

Abstract:

Contains records of Americans for Indian Opportunity, primarily compiled by LaDonna Harris. The collection forms part of the archives of Native American Educational Services (NAES.)

Information on Use

Access

The collection is open for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Native American Educational Services. Americans for Indian Opportunity. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Historical Note

Established in Chicago in 1974, NAES College (Native American Educational Service) aimed to improve the leadership of Native communities and to ensure that tribal knowledge, traditions and values play a major role in the higher education of Native students. Before closing its doors in 2007, NAES College offered a single degree, a Bachelor's of Arts in General Studies with an emphasis in Public Policy, and tribal knowledge, community service, community development and leadership.

Americans for Indian Opportunity is a non-profit organization founded and led by LaDonna Harris (b. 1931) and other Native American activists in 1970, as a network to develop initiatives and opportunities to enrich the cultural, political and economic lives of Indigenous peoples.

Scope Note

The documents in this collection are from the offices of Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), and were compiled primarily by LaDonna Harris, AIO President. The records include conference materials, economic development reports, and reports to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Subject Headings

INVENTORY

Box 1   Folder 1

The Wild Foundation: Touch the Earth, 1989

Box 1   Folder 2

Comanche Language Project, undated

Box 1   Folder 3

500 Years of Indian Resistance, undated

Box 1   Folder 4

NCAI Sentinel: A Report on Indian Issues, Newsletter, 1999-2000

Box 1   Folder 5

"Assessment of the Health Needs of American Indians/Alaska Natives Living in Cities Not Served by an Urban Indian Health Program Funded by Indian Health Services," 1992

Box 1   Folder 6

All Indian Pueblo Council: Communications Project, 1970s

Box 1   Folder 7

All Indian Pueblo Council, Communications Department, Third Progress Report, 1973

Box 1   Folder 8

American Indian Tribal Government Studies, National Congress of American Indians, undated

Box 1   Folder 9

Blackfeet Indian Reservation, undated

Box 1   Folder 10

Everett Ronald Rhoades C.V., 1989

Box 1   Folder 11

Indian Net Progress Report, 1992

Box 1   Folder 12

Native American Science Education Association, 1980s

Box 1   Folder 13

Joint Tribal/ BIA/ DOI Advisory Task Force on Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization, Task Force Meeting Summary, 1992

Box 1   Folder 14

United Native American Network, 1992

Box 1   Folder 15

AIO/ U.S. Department of Agriculture Survey regarding Federal Trust/ Tribal Lands, 1992

Box 1   Folder 16

Stephen Sachs, Indiana University, Correspondence and Papers

Box 1   Folder 17

"The Comanche Code talkers of World War II," undated

Box 1   Folder 18

Women, Power and Status in the Non-Profit Sector, Conference, October 1992

Box 1   Folder 19

Correspondence, Clinton/Gore Campaign Headquarters, 1992

Box 1   Folder 20

The Crossroads Fund Conference, October 1992

Box 2   Folder 1

Center for Policy Alternatives, 1992

Box 2   Folder 2

501(c) (3), IRS, 1992

Box 2   Folder 3

Paper, "Investigating the Transferability of a Contemporary Consensus-Based System for Tribal Dispute Resolution," by Benjamin Broome and Alexander Christakis, 1988

Box 2   Folder 4

Acts and Amendments concerning Indian Housing and Housing Assistance, undated

Box 2   Folder 5

The Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Amendments of 1992

Box 2   Folder 6

Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium (NAPBC), 1992

Box 2   Folder 7

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings relating to Native American Issues (1), 2000s

Box 2   Folder 8

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings relating to Native American Issues (2), 2000s

Box 2   Folder 9

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings relating to Native American Issues (3), 2000s

Box 2   Folder 10

Various Newsletters (1), 1990s-2000s

Box 2   Folder 11

Various Newsletters (2), 1990s-2000s

Box 2   Folder 12

"Institutionalizing of Earth Summit, the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development," an Occasional Paper by Kathryn G. Sessions, 1992

Box 3   Folder 1

Final Report of the Special Committee on Investigations, "A New Federalism for American Indians," 1989

Box 3   Folder 2

Lummi Indian Business Council, News and Correspondence, 1989

Box 3   Folder 3

News Releases and Clippings from Native American Organizations, 1990s

Box 3   Folder 4

Wisconsin Counties Association, 1989

Box 3   Folder 5

Correspondence relating to U.S. Government/other legal actions (from Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Wilder), 1990s

Box 3   Folder 6

Correspondence, La Donna Harris, 1980s-1990s

Box 3   Folder 7

American Indian Business and Technologies Corporation, Board Meeting, September 28, 1992

Box 3   Folder 8

American Indian Heritage Month Planning Committee, September 1992

Box 3   Folder 9

Various Memos / Faxes, 1992

Box 3   Folder 10

Crowell & Moring 10th Anniversary Brochure, 1988

Box 3   Folder 11

Photographs, undated

Box 3   Folder 12

AIO Financial Statements, 1986-1988

Box 3   Folder 13

"The Mesquakies of Iowa," Brochure, undated

Box 3   Folder 14

NAES, Twin Cities Campus, 1990s

Box 3   Folder 15

"The Chicago American Indian Community: An 'Invisible' Minority," by David Beck, undated

Box 3   Folder 16

David Beck, Notes and Correspondence, 1990s

Box 3   Folder 17

"The People's Health: Medicine and Anthropology in a Navajo Community," (Book Excerpt), 1988

Box 3   Folder 18

Path to Healing Planning Committee, A Report Prepared by AIO, November 1996

Box 3   Folder 19

NAES-TC Strategic Plan, Wilder Forest Retreat, Draft 2, June 1995

Box 3   Folder 20

AIO "To Govern and to be Governed: American Indian Tribal Folder: Governments at the Crossroads," Seminar II, November 1984

Box 3   Folder 21

Christmas Cards, undated

Box 4   Folder 1

Invitations and Cards, pre-1990

Box 4   Folder 2

Invitations, 1989-1990

Box 4   Folder 3

Invitations, 1991

Box 4   Folder 4

Espanola Valley and Pojoaque Valley Wastewater Master Plan, 1989

Box 4   Folder 5

Espanola Valley and Pojoaque Valley Wastewater Master Plan Final Report, 1991

Box 5   Folder 1

Federal Assistance Application from AIO to Department of the Interior, Proposal Presented to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1985

Box 5   Folder 2

Final Conference Report, St. Paul '90: Bridging the Gap- From Tribal Consultation to Participation, National Tribal/ HIS Consultation Conference, 1990

Box 5   Folder 3

IHS Follow-Up Report to Recommendations on the 10 Key Issues (from St. Paul '90), 1990

Box 5   Folder 4

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directors Report, 1990

Box 5   Folder 5

Solicitation for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, 1992

Box 5   Folder 6

Documents, Notes and Correspondence concerning AIO's Capitol Hill Forum (1), 1989

Box 5   Folder 7

Documents, Notes and Correspondence concerning AIO's Capitol Hill Forum (2), 1989

Box 5   Folder 8

AIO Correspondence, Sept 1991

Box 5   Folder 9

AIO Correspondence, Oct 1991

Box 5   Folder 10

Calendars of Events, 1990s

Box 5   Folder 11

The Flame Spirit Run, A Project of Visible Horizons, 1992

Box 5   Folder 12

AIO Full Corporate Packet, Zarb Luncheon, Feb 1984

Box 5   Folder 13

Correspondence Re: Invitations to 1985 Zarb Luncheon, 1985

Box 5   Folder 14

Zarb Corporate Luncheon Invitation Letter and Mailing List, 1985

Box 6   Folder 1

Correspondence, 1985

Box 6   Folder 2

Thank You Letters, Oct 1983

Box 6   Folder 3

Correspondence, 1984

Box 6   Folder 4

Ya-Te-Hey Gallery Booklist, undated

Box 6   Folder 5

Colorado Trust, Rural Healthcare Initiative, 1988-1989

Box 6   Folder 6

Indian Bills in Congress, 1990

Box 6   Folder 7

AAA, undated

Box 6   Folder 8

Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, Catalog of Programming, 1992-1993

Box 6   Folder 9

"The Roots of Ethnic Conflict," Sonia Shah, 1992

Box 6   Folder 10

Ada Deer Campaign Materials, 1991

Box 6   Folder 11

Year of the American Indian, Convention, 1992

Box 6   Folder 12

Outgoing Faxes, June 1991

Box 6   Folder 13

Incoming Faxes, June 1991

Box 7   Folder 1

Incoming Faxes, July 1991

Box 7   Folder 2

Outgoing Faxes, July-Aug 1991

Box 7   Folder 3

Incoming Faxes, Aug 1991

Box 7   Folder 4

Outgoing Faxes, Aug 1991

Box 7   Folder 5

Outgoing Faxes, Oct 1991

Box 7   Folder 6

Incoming Faxes, Oct 1991

Box 7   Folder 7

Incoming Faxes, Sept 1991

Box 8   Folder 1

Outgoing Faxes, Sept 1991

Box 8   Folder 2

Incoming Faxes, Dec 1991

Box 8   Folder 3

Incoming Faxes, Jan 1992

Box 8   Folder 4

Incoming Faxes, June 1992

Box 8   Folder 5

Outgoing Faxes, June 1992

Box 8   Folder 6

Outgoing Faxes, July 1992 (1)

Box 8   Folder 7

Outgoing Faxes, July 1992 (2)

Box 9   Folder 1

Outgoing Faxes, Aug 1992

Box 9   Folder 2

Incoming Faxes, Aug 1992 (1)

Box 9   Folder 3

Incoming Faxes, Aug 1992 (2)

Box 9   Folder 4

ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) Manual, undated

Box 9   Folder 5

AIO, The American Indian Ambassadors Program: Medicine Pathways for the Future, 1994

Box 10   Folder 1

AIO, The American Indian Ambassadors Program: Medicine Pathways for the Future, 1994

Box 10   Folder 2

AIO, The American Indian Ambassadors Program: Medicine Pathways for the Future, 1993

Box 10   Folder 3

ICWA Manuel, undated

Box 10   Folder 4

A Proposal Presented to the Administration for Native Americans, Presented by AIO, 1986

Box 10   Folder 5

EPA Survey of American Indian Environmental Protection Needs on Reservation Lands, 1986

Box 11   Folder 1

A Proposal presented to the Administration for Native Americans and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1984

Box 11   Folder 2

ANA Program Announcement 13612-833, Alaska Native Social and Economic Development Projects, 1983

Box 11   Folder 3

A Proposal Presented to the Administration for Native Americans and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1982

Box 11   Folder 4

State Implementation Rule Training Manual, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dec 1991

Box 11   Folder 5

State Implementation Rule Training Manual, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dec 1991

Box 12   Folder 1

Development Data Bates Service Communiqué, Number 29, 1990

Box 12   Folder 2

Development Data Bates Service Communiqué, Number 29, 1990

Box 12   Folder 3

Metro's Company Store Gift Catalog, undated

Box 12   Folder 4

Flyer, "Vote in '92 for Ben Nighthorse Campbell," 1992

Box 12   Folder 5

Unlabeled Photograph, undated

Box 12   Folder 6

Various AIO Information Sheets, Cover Sheets, Blank Forms, etc., 1991-1992

Box 12   Folder 7

Various Handwritten Notes, undated

Box 12   Folder 8

American Indian Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner, 1991

Box 12   Folder 9

Various Communications from Federal Government Offices, 1988-1992

Box 12   Folder 10

Promotional Flyers, Invitations and Registration Forms for Native American Events, 1992

Box 12   Folder 11

The OSW Indian Program, Summary of 1991 Achievements, Bringing EPA to Indian Tribes and Indian Tribes into the Future, 1992

Box 12   Folder 12

Waste Management Issues on Native American Lands, Office of Solid Waste/ EPA, undated

Box 12   Folder 13

Designing the Economic Future of the Menominee People, Dec 1990

Box 12   Folder 14

"A Proposal Submitted by Americans for Indian Opportunity," 1985

Box 12   Folder 15

AIO Information Pack, 1988-1989

Box 12   Folder 16

Designing the Future of the Comanche Tribe, AIO Conference, Feb 1990

Box 13   Folder 1

Native Peoples: The Arts and Lifeways, Spring 1990

Box 13   Folder 2

"America's Power," National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, undated

Box 13   Folder 3

Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Exhibitor/Advertiser Prospectus, 1991

Box 13   Folder 4

Task List, May 24, 1990

Box 13   Folder 5

"Being Indian Is..." by Reuben Snake, 1972

Box 13   Folder 6

Tribal Lands Program Strategic Plan- 4 years (Nature Conservancy), Draft, 1992