Advocacy

Features

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  Forging Future Advocates: The Pre-Law Summer Institute

  Zola Ortiz and Amber Reano

  Indian Country has always needed more lawyers. The PLSI has been preparing Native students for the rigors of law school, producing alumni that include Deb Haaland and John Echohawk.

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  Advocacy Created Tribal Colleges, Advocacy Will Save Tribal Colleges: Sharing Stories, Building Relationships, and Communicating Our Vision

  Cheryl Crazy Bull and Dina Horwedel

  Established to provide Native students with scholarships and support, the American Indian College Fund also builds coalitions and gives students a voice to tell how TCUs have changed their lives.

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  The Power of Advocacy: How the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Builds Congressional and Federal Relations

  Danelle Springer and Moriah O'Brien

  Interfacing with Congress and the administration, developing an appropriations strategy, testifying before myriad committees and subcommittees—these are just a few of AIHEC’s many duties in advocating for TCUs.

Editor's Essay

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  Resolute, Unified, Relentless

  Bradley Shreve

  Being resolute, unified, and relentless is key to effective advocacy, as evidenced by the National Congress of American Indians’ monumental victory over the federal government’s Termination policy.

Current Reflections

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  Tom Shortbull on Advocacy

  Bradley Shreve

  The longtime TCU leader and former South Dakota senator recalls his experiences interfacing and working with state and federal lawmakers. Play Audio

Talking Circle

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  Envisioning a Sustainable Future: The Native FEWS Ambassador Program

  Lisa Vandever

  Until it was defunded, the Native FEWS Alliance ambassador program engaged and empowered students to devise solutions for food, energy, and water systems.

TCJ Student

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  Shinalí Asdzáán Journeys Home

  Terance Woody

  “Her last two words / ‘Askwali Daway’ / From that day, / She drifted away, / Masauwu called her to the spirit world. / Shinalí Asdzáán Journeys home.”

Land Grant

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  A Model of Modern Resilience: Scenes from the Climate Change Frontlines at Tohono O’odham Community College

  Mary Cathleen Wilson

  Situated in the Sonoran Desert near the international border, TOCC’s extension program is guided by both ancient wisdom and modern science.

Dear Readers

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  Advocacy Is Something We Inherit

  Ahniwake Rose

  The president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium explains why advocacy is so critical.