The most comprehensive effort to date to study Indian education policies, the report categorizes the Indian education policies of the five Northwest Region states based on 13 key policies identified in the literature and describes the legal methods used to adopt them.

This study examines state policies that govern the education of American Indian and Alaska Native (referred to collectively as Native American) students in the five Northwest Region states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. This investigation is the most comprehensive effort to date to study Indian education policies. The study focuses on three dimensions of Indian education policies:

• Identification of key Indian education policies in the literature.
• Adoption of key Indian education policies by the five Northwest Region states.
• Specific mechanisms states have employed to adopt Indian education policies.

The goal of the study is to provide state policymakers and organizations representing Native Americans with a comprehensive summary and analysis of state level policy initiatives.

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Indian Education Policies in Five Northwest Region States