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Budgeting Indian Nations 1928-Present

Budgeting Indian Nations 1928-Present. Ivory Springer, Jessica Gipp, & Kamisha Yazzie. Healthcare. *In 1832 the first Congressional appropriation specifically for Indian Health care was put into affect because of smallpox. *In 1910 Congress began funding BIA health care.

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Budgeting Indian Nations 1928-Present

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  1. Budgeting Indian Nations 1928-Present Ivory Springer, Jessica Gipp, & Kamisha Yazzie

  2. Healthcare *In 1832 the first Congressional appropriation specifically for Indian Health care was put into affect because of smallpox. *In 1910 Congress began funding BIA health care. *In 1955 IHS was established under Public Health Services *In 1976 Indian Health Care Improvement Care Ways the IHS Helps Network of hospitals, clinics, health stations IHS, tribal, urban Indian health programs Clinical, public health, and community services

  3. Education • The Meriam Report: The most fundamental need in Indian education is a change in point of view. • American Indians are poorly educated. • Intelligent testing was utilized to deny opportunity. • In doing so, misconceptions are formed about the adequacy of the American Indian. • Non-Indians stress the natural home setting in public schools, but take a different approach to the minority. • Boarding schools: abuse, malnutrition, & child labor.

  4. General Economic Conditions • Reservation Communities are still high in Poverty • School Systems are Poor among State Standards • Lack of Education & Higher Ed. Funding • High Rates in Crime, Alcoholism, and Suicide • Low Economic Development • Unmet Federal Funds • Broken Treaties, Agreements, & Ordinances Indian Gaming (Casino) for some Tribes have allowed more Economic Development to take place & offer other availability to start programs. I.H.S. & B.I.A. offer some employment for Native Americans who are qualified.

  5. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865 • http://www.cwu.edu/~ectl/diversity/wastate/meriamreporteducation.pdf • http://www.users.muohio.edu/johnso58/246SNboardingschools.html • http://jaie.asu.edu/v18/V18S3sur.html • http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/nativetrends/1_demographics.asp • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u3VOZ4n4aM&feature=fvwrel&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 • Indigenous Wellness Research Institute • www.iwri.com • Dr . Bonnie Duran University of Washington • Native American Research Center for Health www.narch.com

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