Kennedy Report
At a glance:
- Series: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1967
Article abstract: The result of a Senate Subcommittee investigation into Native American education, which led to the Indian Education Act of 1972.
In 1967, the United States Senate created the Special Subcommittee on Indian Education. Senator Robert F. Kennedy chaired the committee, which held hearings and authorized studies of educational programs for Native Americans. His brother Edward “Ted” Kennedy was the chair when the subcommittee released its final report in November, 1969. Entitled Indian Education: A National Tragedy, a National Challenge,...
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