Teaching Math and Science

Features

• Institute of American Indian Arts Looks to the Future

  Richard Chang

  Big challenges lie ahead, but IAIA has taken important steps forward to regain accreditation and the trust of Congress, private donors, and Indian tribes.

• Research Field Experience Builds Better Stewards

  Frank Finley

  Student involvement in research at two Montana tribal colleges is helping students prepare to become educated, experienced land stewards.

• Cultural Perspectives and the Nature of Science

  Jack Barden

  Jack Barden describes the challenge of helping children understand Western science in order to take their rightful place in the modern world while at the same time understanding Native ways of handling information.

• Fort Berthold Community College Celebrates 25 Years of Growth

  Dorreen Yellow Bird

  Fort Berthold Community College in North Dakota just passed a significant milestone–25 years as a college. After a celebration and a deep breath, they are ready to tackle the next 25 years.

• The Challenge for Math/Science Departments: Balancing teaching and grant writing

  Ravindra Srivastava

  Former Dine College instructor Ravindra Srivastava urges tribal colleges to beware of new challenges and extra instructor responsibilities created by external grants.

• Oglala MIE Program Responds to Budding Scientists’ Prayers

  Michael Allen

  A five-year, $12.35 million National Science Foundation grant is giving five reservations the chance to merge onto the information superhighway.

Editor's Essay

• Land-Based Colleges Offer Science Students Sense of Place

  Marjane Ambler

  The Navajo student bends over the map and traces the course of the San Juan River on the electronic digitizer. As Linda Bidtah works, the river appears on the computer screen.

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Profile

• Washington Trip Empowers Student to Make a Difference

  Darlene Enno

  This past winter, Leon Staples, president of the student senate at Leech Lake Tribal College, was chosen to represent the college at the annual American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) meeting with Congress in Washington, D.C. Since then he has traveled to Washington twice to represent his tribe.

Resource Guide

• 10-1 Fall 1998 “Teaching Math and Science” Resource Guide

  Lori Colomeda

  Resources for teaching math and science to American Indian students are limited. I am grateful to Joe Coburn from All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) housed at Salish Kootenai College for providing several of the sources included in this guide.

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Research

• Research Field Experience Builds Better Stewards

  Frank Finley

  Student involvement in research at two Montana tribal colleges is helping students prepare to become educated, experienced land stewards.

Land Grant

• Bay Mills Extension Program Helps Youth at Risk

  Jennifer Dale

  The Department of Recreation and Health Promotions Youth at Risk program, co-directed by Bay Mills Community College and the tribe, aims to foster strong family units and community pride.