Volume 20 Spring Issue No. 3

In This Issue:
Tribal Athletes Fight for Their Place

VOLUME 20, NO. 3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

Counting Coups on the Courts
Coaches push athletes to get fit, study, graduate

By Patty Talahongva (Hopi/Tewa)
Hoops are the gig for the Salish Kootenai College Bison, Little Big Horn College Rams, and Blackfeet Community College Pikuni, while the Haskell Lady Indians volley balls.

Cross Country, Rodeo, Archery - Navajo athletic programs give students running start
By Natasha Kaye Johynson (Diné/Arab)
Diné College offers rodeo, archery, and champion men's and women's cross country teams to the tribal sports world. Rodeo is the hub at Navajo Technical College.

How One Class Experienced Cultural Immersion
By Virginia Allery, Ph.D. (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)
Students from two North Dakota tribal colleges encountered Somali and urban cultures on their class trip to Minneapolis.

DEPARTMENTS

Storymakers
Letters to the Editor
Editor’s Essay By Tina Deschenie (Diné /Hopi)
Profile: Jessie McDonald By Tina Deschenie (Diné /Hopi)
Talking Circle By Lorene Williams
On Campus
Media Reviews By Patty Lambert, Bradley G. Shreve, and Michael W. Simpson
Voices By Cynthia Lindquist Mala, Ph.D. (Spirit Lake Dakota)
Advertising Index

ON THE WEB: Resource Guide
By Darryl Monteau (Kiowa Apache/Comanche)

ON THE COVER: Photo illustration created by Walt Pourier (Oglala Lakota) of Nakota Designs. www.nakotadesigns.com

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