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Indigenous ceremonies contain centuries of wisdom and knowledge. We should be mindful of their power and how they may impact our emotional, spiritual, and mental well-being.
The Spiritual Foundation of Tribal Colleges
Volume 30, No. 2 – Winter 2018
Features
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The Spiritual Journey of Chief Dull Knife College
Since its founding, Chief Dull Knife College has sought to ground itself in Cheyenne culture, language, and spirituality. In this day and age, that grounding is more important than ever.
In the Spirit of Our Ancestors
Our ancestors have passed down spiritual traditions, rituals, and teachings that are place-based and reflect Native peoples’ understanding of creation. As Indigenous institutions, tribal colleges embody and sustain that knowledge for subsequent generations.
Editor's Essay
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At the Heart of the Tribal College Movement
A wall of separation may disconnect public and spiritual life in mainstream society, but at tribal colleges and universities spirituality is omnipresent.
Current Reflections
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Verna Fowler on the Spiritual Foundation of Tribal Colleges
The founding president of College of Menominee Nation discusses her religious training and the place of spirituality at TCUs.
Voices
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Lifting Our Vision
The tribal college movement was founded on a prayer, but it remains the challenge of each TCU to ensure the incorporation of spirituality into its college culture.
Talking Circle
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Demystifying the Graduate School Application Process: Tips for Tribal College Students
A Haskell graduate offers some tips to help guide tribal college students interested in taking their education to the next level.
Resource Guide
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The Spiritual Foundation of Tribal Colleges: A Reference List
A compilation of sources on Native spirituality for researchers, faculty, and students.
TCJ Student
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Khéya Saves Her People
Khéya was always the happiest, most compassionate, prayerful, and loving person among her people. But then wakȟáŋšiča concocted an evil plan to hurt her.
Dear Readers
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There Is Hope For a More Equitable Future
Although some argue that everyone has equal opportunity and equal status in America, women, and especially American Indian women, are greatly underrepresented in top leadership positions.
On Campus
Media Reviews
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American Indian Business: Principles and Practices
Edited by Deanna M. Kennedy et al.
University of Washington Press (2017)
248 pages
Review by Ahmed Al-Asfour -
On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge: Generating Hope, Leadership, and Sovereignty through Education—California
Edited by Joely Proudfit and Nicole Quinderro Myers-Lim
Information Age (2017)
269 pages
Review by Danielle Lansing -
Honoring Our Teachers
Edited by Jon Reyhner, Joseph Martin, Louise Lockard, and Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert
Northern Arizona University (2017)
214 pages
Review by Carmelita Lamb -
Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir
By Thomas Pecore Wesco
Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2016)
122 pages
Review by Elise Krohn -
World-Making Stories: Maidu Language and Community Renewal on a Shared California Landscape
Edited by Eleanor M. Nevins
University of Nebraska Press (2017)
229 pages
Review by Jurgita Antoine -
To Be Indio in Colonial Spanish America
Edited by Mónica Díaz
University of New Mexico Press (2017)
296 pages
Review by Kathleen M. McIntyre -
The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies
Edited by Tim Alan Garrison and Greg O’Brien
University of Nebraska Press (2017)
279 pages
Review by Bradley Shreve
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