Philanthropy

Features

• Praise for AmeriCorps: Tribal college students say this federal program works

  Michelle Sobel

  AmeriCorps programs are helping to address an array of community needs

• Too Many Horses: Indian money supports Indian causes

  Marjane Ambler

  Wealth—or the perception of wealth—recently has emerged as an unexpected problem for Indian tribes.

• Indians Giving: The new philanthropy in Indian country

  Marjane Ambler

  Native Americans are creating their own foundations and working as partners with non-Indian philanthropies. Marjane Ambler describes five programs
  that may be models for the future.

• Building Trust: An initial $1,500 grant helped build a desperately needed health clinic on the Pine Ridge reservation

  Marjane Ambler

  The Porcupine Health Board defied the skeptics when it transformed a $1,500 grant into a $400,000 solar-heated health clinic with a staff of nine. A certified rural health care clinic, it is one of only a handful of community-run clinics operating on Indian reservations anywhere in the country.

• Money with a Mission: A history of Indian philanthropy

  Rebecca Adamson

  Rebecca Adamson reviews the history of philanthropy for Indians. Good intentions, if not positive results, were the order of the day.

• World Beat: Musical traditions meet in harmony

  Paul Boyer

  Salish Kootenai College brings nationally recognized musicians and dancers to the reservation for a week of community lectures, master classes and performances for elementary and secondary school students.

• Termination by Accountants: Underfunding of tribal colleges by the federal government reduces educational quality and threatens their existence

  Joe McDonald

  The disparity between authorized and actual funding of trust responsibilities by the federal government threatens the existence and accreditation of tribal colleges.

Editor's Essay

• Poor Little Rich Indians

  Paul Boyer

  The federal government’s responsibility to American Indian reservations is clear.  But what role should philanthropy play? Do foundations have the same commitment to Native American communities?

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Profile

• Finding a Barrier-Free Environment

  Louis Russette

  Stone Child College student LaRue FourSouls put aside her fear and shame to pursue the education she put on hold.

Resource Guide

• 6-3 Winter 1994-95 “Philanthropy” Resource Guide

  Donna Chavis
  Native Americans in Philanthropy
  P.O. Drawer 1429
  1102 E. 2nd St.
  Lumberton NC 28359
  (910) 618-9749

  Ask for the report on the proceedings of the conference July 7-10,

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Research

• American Indian Higher Education Curriculum: A counseling case study

  Deborah Wetsit

  An examination of the cross-cultural counseling course offered at the University of Montana developed to specifically address the American Indian population.