Volume 27, No. 3 – Spring 2016
Today, there are many challenges that teacher education programs at tribal colleges face, including enrollment, funding, accreditation, and licensure. But the incredible dedication and determination among TCU faculty and students will help them overcome these and other obstacles.
In an effort to produce homegrown educators, Wind River Tribal College forged an unlikely partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In this memoir, the program director reminisces about some of the unexpected twists and turns that she and her students encountered.
In his Great Vision, Black Elk spoke of immense difficulties that his people would face, but said they would find a new strength. Strong teacher education programs can help revitalize tribal communities.
Linda Sue Warner (Comanche) understands teacher education and leadership at all levels. Launching her career as an elementary school teacher, she went on to teach high school English and serve as a principal.
There’s a teacher shortage in Indian Country, but Teach For America offers a venue for Native educators to give back to their tribal communities.
The power of tribal colleges is that they are open, accessible institutions that offer a second chance to everyone— even those from some of the darkest corners of America.
27-3 Spring 2016 Teacher Education Resource Guide
By Carmelita Lamb
An annotated bibliography of sources in the field of teacher education.
The things we do and say today, we do not for ourselves. We do this for the children, grandchildren, and those yet to come.
By Louis Garcia with Mark Diedrich
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Publishing (2014)
189 pages
Review by John Peacock
Edited by Rebecca Tillett
University of Arizona Press (2014)
240 pages
Review by James Thomas Stevens
By Christine Dupres
University of Washington Press (2014)
160 pages
Review by Charles Cambridge
By Robert M. Laughlin
University of New Mexico Press (2014)
288 pages
Review by Silvia Soto
By Thomas A. Britten
University of New Mexico Press (2014)
337 pages
Review by Paul McKenzie-Jones
By Gregory A. Cajete
Living Justice Press (2015)
252 pages
Linda Sue Warner, Ph.D.
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