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Since the early 1970s, First Nations people in Canada have established 24 Native-run colleges. This article identifies the important factors that influenced them to create postsecondary institutions.
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Making Indians Disappear: A Native American historian’s views regarding the treatment of Indians in American history
A native American historian argues that scholars have tried to erase Indians from America’s history.
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Colleges Before Columbus: Mayans, Aztecs and Incas offered advanced education long before the arrival of Europeans
Long before there was the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, native cultures in Central and South America created centers of advanced learning.
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Crow Warrior: Robert Yellowtail was a life-long advocate of Native American higher education
Robert Yellowtail of the Crow Tribe in Montana was an advocate in the “warrior tradition” for higher education opportunities for Native people.
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The Idea of an Indian College or University in Twentieth Century America Before the Formation of the Navajo Community College in 1968
In this research article from TCJ’s first issue, historian Steven Crum traced the origins of tribal colleges back to the 1910s.
