02981cam a22004332u 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160070014000330080041000470350012000880370019001000400033001190820017001521000020001692450041001892600062002303000019002925201551003115330081018626500036019436500038019796500029020176500029020466500026020756500033021016500032021346500024021666500030021906500020022206500044022406500031022846500024023156500027023396500019023666530033023856530049024186550033024677100047025005372711BD-DhUL20170419193141.0he u||024||||080220s1979    xxu ||| bt    ||| | eng d  a5372711  aED176922bERIC  aericdbengcBD-DhULdBD-DhUL  a324.973bPEO1 aWhite, Michael.10a The people speak  /cMichael White.  a[Washington  :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1979.  a288p. :c28cm.  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)  aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.07aAmerican Indian Culture.2ericd17aAmerican Indian Education.2ericd17aAmerican Indians.2ericd07aDelivery Systems.2ericd07aDisadvantaged.2ericd07aEducational Programs.2ericd17aEmployment Programs.2ericd07aFederal Aid.2ericd07aFinancial Support.2ericd07aHousing.2ericd07aNonreservation American Indians.2ericd17aSelf Determination.2ericd17aSelf Esteem.2ericd17aState Programs.2ericd07aTribes.2ericd1 aTennessee Indian Council Inc0 aCherokee (Tribe)aChoctaw (Tribe)aTennessee 7aReports, Descriptive.2ericd2 aTennessee Indian Council, Inc., Nashville.