NMCentennialBlueBook

natiVe aMeRican educationaL inStitutionS
INDIAN EDUCATION - 1913
“The following italicized text was taken from the 1913 NM Blue Book, the next edition
after New Mexico became a state in 1912.”
At present there are in operation in New Mexico twenty-eight Government Indian Schools. Of these
twenty-one are day schools, which correspond largely to the rural school of the public school system. Of
the remainder, five are classified as reservation boarding schools, and two as non-reservation boarding
schools. The last are the finishing schools of the service, so far as the nature of the work is concerned,
and are classed with sixteen others in different parts of the United States. (Editor’s Note: Most likely
Albuquerque Indian School and Santa Fe Indian School.) The New Mexico schools have a capacity of 1,826
pupils, with an enrollment, during the year ending June 30th, 1911, of 2,085, and an average attendance of
1,819. The buildings of these schools are valued at $723,256.00, while the land belonging to the schools is
worth $165,020.00, or a total school property of $888, 276.00, all of which, now belonging to the Federal
Government, these schools may ultimately become the property of the state. The total Indian population of
New Mexico, however, is 20,629, of whom 4,338 are of school age and eligible to enrollment. Since 2,085
are enrolled in government schools and about 200 are enrolled in mission schools, there are about 2,100
who are not provided for.
In these schools, the New Mexico course of study for common schools is used, and the standard set by the
state compulsory attendance law is adhered to. In the day schools, little is taught except what is purely
academic, but in the boarding schools, the boys are taught in addition to farming, the common trades such
as carpentry, blacksmithing and shoemaking, while the girls learn to cook, sew and keep house.
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dinÉ coLLeGe
Founded: 1968
Address & Phone: P.O. Box 580 Shiprock, NM 87420-0580 (505) 368-3500
P.O. Box 57 Crownpoint, NM 87313-0057 (505) 786-7391/7317
FAX: (505) 786-5240
Main Campus/Arizona: (928) 724-6696 (877) 988-3463 FAX: (928) 724-3327
Web Address: www.dinecollege.edu
Degrees Granted: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied
Science, one and two year certificate programs
Enrollment: Approximately 2,000 college students
President: Dr. Maggie George, President
Diné College was the first Indian owned and operated college to be established on an Indian reservation. It
was created and chartered by the Navajo Tribal Council and was the first Tribally controlled college to be
fully accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools. The administrative center is located in Tsaile, AZ, with four other Diné College center
sites in Arizona: Window Rock, Ganado, Chinle, and Tuba City.
In 1974, a campus was established in Shiprock, NM. The Shiprock, "Naat'áanii Nééz," Campus is a
commuter campus that serves the largest community in the Navajo Nation and the surrounding Four Corners
region. The Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory, based at the Shiprock Campus, is an academic
institute for research and environmental technology and is operated by the Division of Mathematics and
Natural Sciences for the Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium. The college has several
research programs for students to learn about significant health problems specific to the Navajo Nation such
as diabetes treatment, cardiovascular health, water quality of local springs and wells, and the relationship
between uranium mining and public health.
The Crownpoint Campus was established in 1979, to provide easier access to higher education for the local
community and surrounding area. In 1994, a new $1.5 million college facility was built in Crownpoint
which includes a college library collection strong in Native American materials and has a number of
computer databases including SIRS, INFOTRAC and Internet access. This campus offers a total of 26
associates and certificate degree programs. More information on these various programs is available at
www.dinecollege.edu
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