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The establishment of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) was one of the major provisions of the Indian Education Act of 1972, Pub. L. No. 92-318, 86 Stat. 235. NACIE consists of fifteen members who are appointed by the President and who must be American Indians or Alaska Natives.

Among its duties, NACIE is to advise the Secretary of Education with respect to the administration of and funding for all American Indian and Alaska Native education programs. NACIE must submit an annual report to Congress on its activities, including any recommendations for the improvement of Indian education programs and their funding. More information about NACIE may be found at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/oie/nacie.html.

The Indian Education Act of 1972 is part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, 79 Stat. 27. Successive reauthorizations of the ESEA have retained the provisions establishing NACIE; they are currently codified at 20 U.S.C. § 7471. In April 2004, President George W. Bush appointed the current members of NACIE, who were sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige on April 30, 2004.

However, beginning in fiscal year 1994 and continuing to this date, congressional appropriations for NACIE have been eliminated or so drastically reduced that preparation of the required annual report to Congress has been impossible.

NACIE recently published its FY2005-2006 report and its FY 2004-2005 report, available at this web site. Previous to this document, reports for fiscal years 1973 - 1993 were the only NACIE reports produced. Copies of NACIE reports can be obtained from the National Indian Law Library, or through other libraries, through ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) if ERIC has digitized them, or through reprint companies. Click on the document numbers below to find out about full-text availability from ERIC and ordering information. (As of Sept. 1, 2005, the 2004-05 report was not available at ERIC.)

Reports:

Annual Report FY 2006-2007

Annual Report FY 2005-2006

Annual Report FY 2004-2005

ED091102 - First Annual Report to the Congress of the United States from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Part 1 of 2 Parts.

ED091103 - First Annual Report to the Congress of the United States from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Part 2 of 2 Parts.

ED107438 - Through Education: Self Determination--A Bicentennial Goal for American Indians. The Second Annual Report to the Congress of the United States from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.

ED127084 - Indian Education: The Right to Be Indian. The Third Annual Report to the Congress of the United States from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.

ED145978 - An Indian Parental Responsibility: The Obligation to Determine an Indian Educational Destiny. The Fourth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.

ED162776 - Coordination and Cooperation in Indian Education: An Emerging Phenomenon. The Fifth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States.

ED182077 - Indian Education Is `Sui Generis`: Of It`s Own Kind. The Sixth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States.

ED220243 - Indian Education: America`s Unpaid Debt. A Compendium Report Covering Calendar Years 1980-1981. The Eighth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States.

ED229181 - The Indian Education Act: A Decade of Indian and Alaskan Native Pride and Increasing Strides toward Educational Equity thru Parental Involvement. The Ninth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States.

ED247071 - The Indian Education Act: Indian Students Have the Right to Excellence in Education. The Tenth Annual Report to the Congress of the United States. Fiscal Year 1983.

ED264990 - Meeting the Challenges of Educational Change for Indian People. The 11th Annual Report to the Congress of the United States. Fiscal Year 1984.

ED275485 - The Indian Education Act in the 1980`s: Quest for Equity and Quality. The 12th Annual Report to the Congress of the United States. Fiscal Year 1985.

ED297901 - Indian Education: Focus on Past, Present & Future. The 13th Annual Report to the Congress of the United States. Fiscal Year 1986.

ED305210 - Striving for School Effectiveness in Indian Education. The 14th Annual Report to the Congress of the United States. Fiscal Year 1987.

ED317358 - Building from Yesterday to Tomorrow: The Continuing Federal Role in Indian Education. 15th Annual Report to the U.S. Congress, Fiscal Year 1988.

ED344714 - Educating the American Indian/Alaska Native Family. 16th Annual Report to the United States Congress. Fiscal Year 1989.

ED347008 - Toward the Year 2000: Listening to the Voice of Native America. 17th Annual Report to the United States Congress, Fiscal Year 1990.

ED356120 - Indian Education: Whose Responsibility? 18th Annual Report to the U.S. Congress, Fiscal Year 1991.

ED361157 - Indian Education: A Federal Entitlement. 19th Annual Report to the U.S. Congress for Fiscal Year 1992.

ED379126 - Keeping Forgotten Promises. 20th Annual Report to the U.S. Congress for Fiscal Year 1993.