id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-16278 Alexander, David L. American Indian Studies, Multiculturalism, and the Academic Library 2013-01-01 9 .pdf application/pdf 4995 207 35 This article discusses the nature of American Indian Studies and provides suggestions for what librarians can do to support American Indian Stud- ies programs and American Indian students. Decades of educational pol- icy sought to separate American Indian students from their cultural heritage.34 Research, primarily conducted since the 1960s, has shown that knowledge of tribal culture is actually beneficial and helps give American Indian students a positive self-identity that supports them in their pursuit of education. cache/crl-16278.pdf txt/crl-16278.txt