Includes examinations of marriage, formal associations and informal associations. The author cites that one fifth of the Indians in Los Angeles have found in 'social enclaves' a security against the impersonality of the city, and a new and wider identity in pan-Indian associations. Jan. 1969 Examines the need for special approaches to Indian education and suggests approaches to improving the situation. The author cites that the difference between some of the problems on the reservation and off the reservation is a matter of degree, rather than kind, and cites the need to exert our best efforts to develop pride in American Indian tribes, customs, language and history. Jr. According to the article, the title is borrowed from a framed statement on the author's office wall admonishing one to 'dare greatly' in the arena of the world.
Information is based on various studies and tests.
The author cites that Indian children do poorly on standardized tests when compared with state and national scores and that generally the gap between the levels of achievement of the white and Indian students widen as they progress through school. Tribes represented were Apache, Hopi, Hualapai, Mohave, Navajo, Papago and Pima. A description of a new program in the BIA schools encouraging creative writing. Also mentioned is the good being done by these programs. 7-16, Oct. 1969 Results of the Michigan Test Battery used to test the use of English as a foreign language, administered to Indian high school students on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.