Volume 28, No. 4 – Summer 2017
To protect their water sources, the Turtle Mountain Chippewa banned oil fracking on their reservation, and the tribe’s college played an instrumental role in that landmark decision.
With contributions from companies like ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s only tribal college gives students the skills necessary to find jobs in the Arctic oil fields.
As tribal colleges develop workforce programs tailored for the oil industry, many are wondering how we can balance economic opportunities with environmental concerns.
Today, oil presents a conundrum for Indian Country. Tribal colleges are poised to serve as the catalyst in the search for answers.
In the aftermath of the historic events at Standing Rock, the former president of Sitting Bull College reflects on the movement and the future of oil in Indian Country.
All 37 tribal colleges and universities unanimously gave their support to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their efforts to block DAPL.
Risking injury and arrest in the struggle against DAPL, a woman’s courage and commitment is an inspiration to us all.
Faculty at College of Menominee Nation employ the humanities as a means of raising interest in the STEM fields.
This selection of 10 resources from a variety of disciplines offers an overview of the past, present, and future of oil in Indian Country.
“Seven moons passed before Wigmunke’s parents noticed that he wasn’t like the other boys…”
By Clint Carroll
University of Minnesota Press (2015)
256 pages
Review by Lori Lambert
Directed by George Paul Csicsery
Zala Films (2016)
59 minutes
Review by Paul Gilon
By Vincent Schilling
7th Generation (2011)
128 pages
Review by Laura Paskus
Edited by Jon Reyhner, Joseph Martin, Louise Lockard, and Willard Sakiestewa
Gilbert Northern Arizona University (2015)
212 pages
Review by Miranda J. Haskie
Edited by Gerald E. Gipp, Linda Sue Warner, Janine Pease, and James Shanley
Praeger (2015)
343 pages
Review by Monte Randall
By Aileen Moreton-Robinson
University of Minnesota Press (2015)
239 pages
Review by Margaret Jacobs
By Mary Siisip Geniusz
University of Minnesota Press (2015)
372 pages
Review by Elise Krohn
By Dorothy Dora Whipple
University of Minnesota Press (2015)
112 pages
Review by Elaine Fleming
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