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First-Generation Workers in Indian Country
In this original study, the American Indian College Fund investigated the dynamics of first generation workers and what tribal colleges can do to support and prepare them.
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Giving Voice to Our First Nations: Creating a Framework for Indigenous Interpretation at Cultural Heritage Sites
Researchers worked with Oglala Lakota College to develop interpretive curriculum for the National Park Service based on Native students’ stories and experiences.
The Evolution of Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Two case studies describe initiatives aimed at improving research capacity at TCUs, as well as the associated challenges and rewards.
Effects of a Culturally Relevant Educational Intervention on Retention among American Indian Tribal College Students
INTRODUCTION
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students enrolled in colleges across the United States bring a variety of cultural experiences,
Strengthening Traditions and Embracing a Commercial Tobacco-Free Campus
After careful research and study, Leech Lake Tribal College developed a workable campus model that balances sacred and commercial tobacco.
AIHEC and the Development of American Indian Higher Education Policy, 1974-1978
AIHEC has always been highly effective and influential in policy formation. This original research study investigates the organization’s early strategies.
The Spirit Soars On: An Interpretive Inquiry of Leadership, Health and Wellness, and Culture in Tribal College Athletic Departments
IntroductionSince contact and until recently, American Indians have had little control over higher education. Shortly after the foundation of the first colonial colleges—Harvard University,
The Impact of an Educational Intervention on American Indian Students’ Interest in the Health Professions
Introduction
American Indian populations experience decreased health outcomes and a disproportionate disease burden when compared with other ethnic populations in the United States.
Actualizing the Seventh Generation Prophecy: A Case Study in Teacher Education at a Tribal College
The things we do and say today, we do not for ourselves. We do this for the children, grandchildren, and those yet to come.
Fostering the Intellectual and Tribal Spirit: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer
Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) play a critical role in American Indian communities. As the primary postsecondary institutions in Indian Country, TCUs served nearly 20,000 college students and over 47,000 community members in 2010 (American Indian Higher Education Consortium,A History of the First Nations College Movement of Canada, 1969-2000
Since the early 1970s, First Nations people in Canada have established 24 Native-run colleges. This article identifies the important factors that influenced them to create postsecondary institutions.
Training for Tomorrow: Developing a Native Workforce
Although demographics are shifting, American Indians continue to suffer from a grossly disproportionate unemployment rate. By partnering with business and government, tribal colleges can alter such trends through workforce development.
Building New Programs at Tribal Colleges
At a time when American Indians are drastically underrepresented in the hard sciences, and as federal agencies show interest in addressing the issue, Salish Kootenai College’s success in starting a four-year life sciences degree program virtually from scratch can offer guidance to other tribal colleges wishing to establish similar programs.
SBC alumnus Stonefish receives NSF fellowship
Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) alumnus Dereck Stonefish is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Dakota State University (NDSU),
SKC Life Sciences Degree focuses on research
A number of educational institutions have focused on trying to increase the under-representation of American Indians in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Indian Country Fellows: Foundations pool resources to support TCU faculty dissertations, research
Doctoral and scholarly research fellowship program allows scholars and students the chance to devote themselves to research and educational pursuits with remarkable results.
Successes and Challenges in Higher Education Transitions
This article is based on a 3-year research study of students attending various tribal colleges in science fields who transitioned to larger universities to complete their degrees. The study sought to determine the most common experiences, successes, and challenges of the students.
Wisconsin’s Tribal Colleges Overcome Challenges to Enrich Their Communities
A study of tribal colleges in Wisconsin delves into their history, purposes and roles, curricula and programs, and successes and challenges.
Tribal College Faculty Survey: Despite lower pay, faculty tend to be content, altruistic, ambitious
The first survey ever of tribal college faculty found that they want to make a difference in students’ lives.
The Learning Circle: U of Calgary provides a new model for social work education
The Learning Circle is a new model of outreach social work education developed in the province of Alberta in western Canada. It involves a collaboration of stakeholders, a cross-cultural team from the University of Calgary, and local elders and healers. This research paper examines the vision, knowledge base, design, and implementation of the new Learning Circle model.
Campaign of Hope: Research finds scholarships, new facilities enhance learning experience
Sometimes considered “Mickey Mouse” colleges in the past, tribal colleges’ new facilities changed their status in their communities.
HIV/AIDS Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Researchers discuss the health-risk behaviors of American Indian/Alaska Native youth and young adults, attendant factors that lead to HIV infection, and cultural characteristics and values that may contribute to advancement of the disease. This article provides a rationale for developing culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention curricula and instructional strategies for Native people.
Crossing the Finish Line: American Indian completers and non-completers in a tribal college
For the past 30 years extensive research has been conducted on the retention and attrition of college students. This qualitative study focused on American Indian completers and non-completers in a tribal college. By use of a series of individual interviews and focus groups, participants told stories about experiences as they related to the societal, program, organizational, and individual factors that lead to their completion and non-completion.
Survey of Tribal Colleges Reveals Research’s Benefits, Obstacles
A survey across tribal colleges reveals the obstacles and benefits of doing research. The authors contend that the extent to which the research enterprise becomes an insitutionalized part of the tribal college will directly affect the potential for growth.
Can Tribal Colleges Maintain Identity While Seeking Legitimacy?
The purpose of this study was to examine how perceptions of the importance and impact of accreditation have changed at tribal colleges since 1982.
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