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The third session of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s (AIHEC) leadership development program is now underway. New fellows from across the country are joining together to hone their skills and build a brighter future.
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‘Persevere at all Costs’: AIHEC program prepares new generation of leaders
A new cohort of leadership fellows prepares to take over the reins from college presidents who are planning to retire.
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‘Working Together, Unlimited Things Can Happen’: CDC, tribes, colleges strive to improve Native health
CDC has designed its tribal consultation plan to break down bureaucracy, reduce disparity in services, and increase numbers of Native health providers.
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‘Grandmother to hundreds’ still at work teaching traditional ways
Agnes “Oshanee” Kenmille says she seeks out young people because they make her smile. But she’s also worried about their future if it doesn’t include learning traditional ways. “I have a lot of young friends,” the Salish elder says. “Lots of young friends. The others, the older ones, always ask me why. I say it’s because the young ones laugh a lot. They have humor.”
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Back from the Brink: Innovative language program involves three generations
Shondlyn Chandler, 6, is in her second year of language classes. She’s already teaching her infant sister a few Native words each day.
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NPS Makes Agreement With AIHEC Students
As part of an ongoing effort to expand relationships with tribes and further diversify its workforce, the National Park Service (NPS) has signed an historic memorandum of understanding with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s Student Congress.
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McDonald Honored for Increasing Employment
Salish Kootenai College President Joe McDonald was honored in February during a joint session of the Montana Legislature. During a speech on other issues, U.S.
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Gaming No Panacea for Meeting Tribes’ Needs
While some critics contend more tribes should use gaming revenues to finance social services and secondary education, tribal leaders say it’s impossible for gambling to ever cover all the unmet needs in Indian Country. A small number of tribes are indeed becoming wealthy because of gaming, but most Native communities in the United States are located far from the major population centers that provide the lifeblood of successful, destination casinos.
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Dismantling White Privilege: Pedagogy, politics, and whiteness
Edited by Nelson M. Rodriguez and Leila E. Villaverde,
Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 2000, 207 pagesReview by Ron Selden
In academic discussions of racial justice,
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Family Services Model Expanded Nationally
A major project to keep American Indian students in school is expanding its reach across the country. “We wanted to adapt this [model] so it was applicable both to tribal colleges and mainstream colleges and universities,”
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Workshop Confronts Indian v. Indian Racism
“Oppressed people, we like to do ourselves in,” said Clayton Small, a New Mexico-based educator and consultant, to about 600 high school students attending a recent tribal education conference in Montana.
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Fort Peck Offering E-Commerce Training
Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, MT, is jumping into cyberspace with a new associate arts degree in Internet commerce. The U.S. Department of Education provided start-up money with a $377,575 Native American vocational-technical grant.
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Tribes Contribute Billions to State Economy
Tribal college, government, and housing authority payrolls contribute about $2.2 billion a year to the state of Montana’s overall economy, according to a new study.
