From the Past, the Future

Volume 1, No. 1 – Summer 1989

Features

Higher Education and Native American Society

Paul Boyer

Native American society is working to piece together its once fractured cultures by learning to respect the past and embrace the future. Tribal colleges are helping to make the movement a success.
The Idea of an Indian College or University in Twentieth Century America Before the Formation of the Navajo Community College in 1968

Steven Crum

In this research article from TCJ’s first issue, historian Steven Crum traced the origins of tribal colleges back to the 1910s.
Planning for the Future: A history of the American Indian College Fund

Tod Bedrosian

The development of the American Indian College Fund is described by development officer Tod Bedrosian.
Sweat Equity in Academe: Salish Kootenai College’s staff and students worked together to build a campus amid the mountains of western Montana

Joe McDonald

Meeting basic needs with limited resources is a difficult task for tribal colleges. Salish Kootenai College President Joseph McDonald tells how his college constructed a campus and offered students hands-on experience at the same time.
Fuel for the Fire

Paul Boyer

Without a tax base, Indian colleges rely on federal funds and, occasionally, the kindness of strangers to pay the bills. However, the supply is never certain.