Volume 35, No. 2 – Winter 2023
TMCC has served as both an anchor and a transformational institution for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. At the root of it all is the college’s ever-burgeoning CTE programs.
The Spirit Lake Nation’s tribal college has been a leader in career and technical education programs. Today, CCCC is forging new pathways and offerings for its students, leading to good jobs and uplifting the local community.
Nationally, there is a shortage of qualified skilled workers in an array of fields. TCUs throughout North America are addressing this need and doing so in a culturally grounded way that is both practical and transformative.
Before the advent of tribal colleges, Native peoples had to relocate far from their communities to pursue CTE pathways. Today, TCUs offer myriad programs and opportunities right at home.
The founding president of Salish Kootenai College and giant of the Tribal College Movement discusses the importance of CTE and why it’s central to the tribal colleges’ collective mission. Play Audio
Under the leadership of the longtime president, NTU has metamorphosized from a modest skills center into one of the leading universities in the American Southwest.
Results from a recent study suggest that TCUs should heed faculty input and implement meaningful changes to improve the evaluation process.
Introducing the winter issue, the Cankdeska Cikana Community College president and TCJ advisory board member underscores the importance of Career and Technical Education.
The founding president of College of Menominee Nation will be remembered forever as a friend, a visionary, and a giant of the Tribal College Movement.
By John M. Oskison
Edited and with an Introduction by Lionel Larré
University of Nebraska Press (2022)
276 pages
Review by Herman Peterson
By Jennifer McLerran
University of Arizona Press (2022)
259 pages
Review by Christine M. Ami
By John A Goodwin
University of Nebraska Press (2022)
247 pages
Review by Linda Sue Warner
Edited by Lawrence W. Gross
University of New Mexico Press (2021)
304 pages
Review by Edison Cassadore
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