Volume 20 Summer Issue No. 4

In This Issue:
Tribal College Leadership and Vision

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES
Dreamweavers - Tribal College Presidents Build Institutions Bridging Two Worlds
By Nicole Bowman (Munsee/Mohican)
Eight college presidents reflect on their presidencies, the state of tribal colleges and universities, and the prospects for new presidents.

Intellectual Capital - For 20 years, American Indian College Fund Has Been Investing
By Dina M. Horwedel
A fundraising powerhouse, the Fund has raised millions in scholarships to fund the education dreams of thousands of tribal college and university students.

Tribal College Movement Loses Another Veteran
Sky Houser 1943-2009
By Marjane Ambler
Sky Houser made a career in American Indian higher education, gaining the respect of many along the way.

DEPARTMENTS
Storymakers
Editor’s Essay By Tina Deschenie (Diné /Hopi)
Profile: Carrie L. Billy By Vincent Schilling (St. Regis Mohawk)
Talking Circle By Ann Filemyr, Ph.D.
On Campus
Advertising Index
Media Reviews By Holly Ristau; Gretchen Healy; Emily Lena Jones, Ph.D.; Michael W. Simpson, J.D.; and James Thull
Voices By James. E. Shanley (Assiniboine), Ed.D.
ON THE WEB: Resource Guide
By Archie Beauvais (Lakota), Ed.D.

ON THE COVER:  SPRING 1976 AIHEC BOARD MEETING ATTENDEES.  This historic photo depicts early leaders of AIHEC.  Seated, from l: Sarah Hutchison, D-Q University board; Larry Belgarde, Turtle Mountain Community College president; Arlene Marshall, Cheyenne River Community College board chair; Phyllis Howard, Fort Berthold Community College president; James Hena, Navajo Community College representative; and Tom Shortbull, Oglala Sioux Community College president.  Standing, from l: Louis LaRose, chairman of Winnebago Tribe and Nebraska satellites; Bill Teogisiak, mayor of Barrow and Inupiat University of the Arctic; Dr. James Shanley, Standing Rock College president; Thomas Atcitty, Navajo Community College President; Lionel Bordeaux, Sinte Gleska College president; and Charles Foote, Little Hoop Community College president. Photo by David Gipp

SPRING 2009 AIHEC BOARD OFFICERS. From left: Tribal College Presidents Ferlin Clark (Diné College), Cynthia Lindquist Mala (Cankdeska Cikana Community College), David Yarlott, Jr., (Little Big Horn College), Cheryl Crazy Bull (Northwest Indian College), and James Shanley (Fort Peck Community College).  Photo by C.J. Heatley III