Title VII

Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education

Part A - Indian Education

Indian Education has five Subparts: (Subpart 1) formula grants, (Subpart 2 ) special programs and projects to improve Educational Opportunities for Indian Children, (Subpart 3) National Activities and Federal Administration, and (Subpart 5) Definitions Authorizations of Appropriations. The statement of Policy reads:

It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the federal government's unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The federal government will continue to work with local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children.

Additional information on this program can be found in the
No Child Left Behind Desktop Reference - Title VII, Part A.

Part B - Native Hawaiian Education
Congress finds the following: Native Hawaiians are a distinct and unique indigenous people with a historical continuity to the original inhabitants of the Hawaiian archipelago, whose society was organized as a nation and internationally recognized as a nation by the United States, Britain, France, and Japan, as evidenced by treaties governing friendship, commerce, and navigation.

Additional information on this program can be found in the
No Child Left Behind Desktop Reference - Title VII, Part B

Part C - Alaska Native Education
Congress finds and declares the following: The attainment of educational success is critical to the betterment of the conditions, long-term well-being, and preservation of the culture of Alaska Natives.

Additional information on this program can be found in the
No Child Left Behind Desktop Reference - Title VII, Part C
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/page_pg63.html#vii-c


Additional Resource:
Full Text of Title VII Law