Volume 32, No. 1 – Fall 2020
In the spirit of open and lively discourse, a cadre of Native students share their thoughts on national politics, citizenship, and the role that tribal colleges and universities play in our democracy.
Being an engaged and responsible tribal citizen requires that we embrace our core cultural values, using them as a compass to guide us through political minefields. As intellectual centers, tribal colleges and universities can play a vital role in this endeavor.
Since the Society of American Indians helped secure citizenship, American Indians have exercised their political rights with profound results. In this forthcoming election, they could be the key to many state and national contests.
On the eve of the 2020 election, the longtime tribal college activists discussed the importance of Native peoples engaging politically and making their voices heard.
An activist and tribal college supporter looks back at the struggles Native people have endured, offering words of encouragement and a call for unity during these uncertain times.
Attending tribal college not only provided Felisha Adams, Amber Morningstar Byars, and Mariah Black Bird with culturally responsive educations, but it also set them on a path to law school.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist, New York Times bestselling author, and tribal college graduate, Tommy Orange presents his top picks from the 2020 creative writing contest.
Horrible events have marked 2020—devastation worldwide from an unseen virus; the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd; and once again, violent attacks against peaceful citizen protesters on this nation’s streets,
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University of Oklahoma Press (2019)
259 pages
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University of Arizona Press (2018)
215 pages
Review by Kathleen M. McIntyre
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