Native American Educational Services College

Its main campus was in Chicago, Illinois, but also grew to include satellite locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and on reservations in Montana, Wisconsin, and New Mexico.

[2] The final document, The Problem of Indian Administration (often referred to as the Meriam Report or Meriam Survey), was delivered in 1928 and painted a highly critical picture of the primary education delivered to Native American children at the time, stating that the survey team was: "obligated to say frankly and unequivocally that the provisions for the care of the Indian children in boarding schools are grossly inadequate."

The report strongly recommended both more and better education as well as a curriculum based on the goal of integrating Native American children into mainstream culture.

The Declaration suggested significant interventions to improve the quality and availability of primary, secondary, and adult education open to Native Americans.

The survey reported high numbers of Native American students dropping out before secondary education, while many with the potential to succeed at college were channeled into vocational training programs.

It was taught by Edith Johns, a registered nurse, and covered topics such as Indian health care, child development, and patients rights.

NAES envisioned its programs as "a validation of the knowledge and skills its students had accumulated during years of work in Native American organizations".

Continuing to address many of the concerns and goals identified in the 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose, the program provides "advising, financial aid assistance, college planning, tutoring, and many other services" for Native American students.

[19] NAES and the American Indian Association of Illinois share space today within Ebenezer Luthern Church, 1650 W. Foster, Chicago, IL.