Volume 29, No. 2 – Winter 2017
CMN is a place where students can prepare for life off the reservation—and where returning veterans can find answers, reconnect with their roots, prepare for successful careers, and transform their lives.
From the Great War to the present day, Haskell Indian Nations University has constructed and dedicated myriad memorials to commemorate those who have answered the call of duty.
Joe Medicine Crow received the Bronze Star and knighthood in the French Legion of Honor for his bravery in WWII. His story is at once exceptional and typical.
A soldier in Vietnam and longtime tribal college leader, Dr. Jim Shanley discusses his service and how TCUs can assist returning veterans.
War can take a terrible toll on combat veterans. But tribal colleges, rooted in traditional culture, are wellsprings of strength and healing.
After serving six years in the Air Force, one veteran returned home where he found open doors and welcoming faces at Blackfeet Community College.
New changes in the Veterans Administration have improved access for Native American VA claimants and tribal colleges can play an important role.
Two case studies describe initiatives aimed at improving research capacity at TCUs, as well as the associated challenges and rewards.
Serving in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit can be hair-raising work—especially when you have a mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan.
In a world filled with soundbites and clickbait headlines, we are missing stories about what’s really important. We get distracted by social media battles and Hollywood shenanigans and we lose sight of what’s really happening.
By Clyde Bellecourt with Jon Lurie
Minnesota Historical Society Press (2016)
336 pages
Review by Bradley Shreve
By Raymond I. Orr
University of Oklahoma Press (2017)
256 pages
Review by Akim Reinhardt
Edited by Jacqueline Fear-Segal and Susan D. Rose
University of Nebraska Press (2016)
414 pages
Review by Farina King
By Sarah Deer
University of Minnesota Press (2016)
232 pages
Review by Jessica White Plume
By Robbie Robertson
Random House Audio (2016)
16 discs; 18 hours, 38 minutes
Reviewed by Ryan Winn
By Daniel W. Vandever
Salina Bookshelf (2017)
32 pages
Review by Tom Davis
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