Culture for Survival

Features

• These Are Ancient Traditions and They Don’t Grow Old

  Doug Begay

  Two faculty members from Navajo Community College document the work in progress to integrate both Navajo and Western systems of knowledge in its curriculum.

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  Holding onto the Past: Tribal Archives Preserve a People’s History

  Chuck Hill

  Tribally chartered colleges such as Sinte Gleska, and its archives program, are providing the mechanism whereby native people may retain and relo­cate their written heritage.

• Crow Warrior: Robert Yellowtail was a life-long advocate of Native American higher education

  Steven Crum

  Robert Yellowtail of the Crow Tribe in Montana was an advocate in the “warrior tradition” for higher education opportunities for Native people.

• Totem: A Tradition Lives On

  Lyn Dennis-Olsen

  Northwest Indian College is teaching the skills needed to create the famous totem poles of the Pacific Northwest.

• Voice of the Children: “I am alive, I am alive”

  Paul Boyer

  Stories and poetry of students at United Tribes Technical College grade school.

• Serving Students with Disabilities

  Mike Hermanson

  Salish Kootenai College offers students with disabilities the skills they need to compete for jobs and independence.