Math, Science and Medicine

Features

• Nursing Education in Indian Country: Salish Kootenai College offers a growing nursing program for the Flathead Reservation

  Jacque Dolberry

  Salish Kootenai College makes nursing education accessible for Montana’s Indian communities.

• American Indian U..?: A new proposal for a federally-sponsored Indian university has emerged from Washington, D.C.

  Paul Boyer

  A new proposal from the nation’s capital has fueled an old debate: Should there be a national Indian univer­sity?

• Human Services Training In Tribal Colleges

  Rodger Hornby

  An examination of the Sinte Gleska University human services occupations program is described as an example of the role of tribal college education in emphasizing cultural identity using a culture-specific instructional style and teaching method. These programs in tribal colleges will augment the availability of competent service to native Americans.

• Building a College That Builds Science: New programs at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College stress science and technology

  Debra Anderson

  New buildings and faculty strengthen math and science at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.

• Teaching Minds, Healing Bodies: A Canadian college encourages students to enter health careers by emphasizing math and science skills

  Rahael Jalan

  Preparing students for careers in health is a priority of Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

• Turtle Mountain’s College for Kids: The Turtle Mountain reservation becomes a living laboratory for Indian students

  Steve Davis

  The excitement of scientific discovery and the strength of traditional culture was combined for a week when 22 students from the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota participated in Turtle Mountain Community College’s first College for Kids program during the summer of 1991.

• Making Math Relevant: Students and teachers help each other through a Montana State University program

  Lyle Anderson

  Montana State University helps make math meaningful for Indian students and their teachers.

• Looking After the Land: The Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory researches the environmental needs of the Navajo Nation

  Steven Semken

  Navajo Community College researches environmental issues for the Navajo nation.

• Healing the Earth

  Carlos Cordero

  A new initiative put forth by AIHEC reflects a growing mandate in American soci­ety to begin the process of environmental restoration, to heal the earth. But it is an issue of special concern to native Americans, who have long suffered the effects of environmen­tal degradation.

Editor's Essay

• Nations of Scientists: Reclaiming a Legacy of Leadership in Science and Technology

  Paul Boyer

  Math and science is part of the native American heritage. With skill and creativity, indigenous peoples manipulated their environments and struggled, like all cul­tures, to understand their place in the cosmos.

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Research

• Human Services Training In Tribal Colleges

  Rodger Hornby

  An examination of the Sinte Gleska University human services occupations program is described as an example of the role of tribal college education in emphasizing cultural identity using a culture-specific instructional style and teaching method. These programs in tribal colleges will augment the availability of competent service to native Americans.