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.
At the College of Menominee Nation, instructors, students, and elders are using technology to restore language.
Partnering with museums and Indiana University, AIHEC has helped create e-Humanity, an online cultural portal.
For 11 years, a project at Sinte Gleska University has been recording, transcribing, and translating the Lakota language.
At Navajo Technical College, students are using technology to ensure the Diné’s cultural survival.
Oglala Lakota College instructor describes the advantages, disadvantages, and best practices for online teaching at tribal colleges.
In a corner office at Salish Kootenai College, students meet with Student Success Specialist Jason Heavy Runner to talk about the results of their college placement tests.
A crucial part of the Environments Science Program’s recruitment and retention tool is the opportunity for students to conduct individual research.
On March 1, Dr. Ginny Carney, president of Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC, Cass Lake, MN), announced that LLTC has been awarded continuing accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for 10 years.
Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND), Valley City State University (VCSU), and a group of five K-12 schools have formed a partnership to improve math and science proficiency at Native American K-12 schools in North Dakota.
Oglala Lakota College, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and South Dakota State University have recently been awarded a major cooperative grant from the National Science Foundation.
NASA has selected 105 of its best and brightest interns and fellows for the NASA Student Ambassador Program, including six tribal college and university (TCU) students.
Bearing in mind that water is a key natural resource in today’s world, Salish Kootenai College (SKC, Pablo, MT) has received accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to offer both an associate’s and Bachelor of Science in Hydrology—the first such degree among the tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in North America.
Sam Wiggins began pursuing a second career after getting laid off from his job as a welder. Attending college was a new and unfamiliar experience for him.
Having a tribal college in the community means millions of dollars for the local economy. In fact, the total direct impact to the Bismarck/Mandan, ND,
Doctoral and scholarly research fellowship program allows scholars and students the chance to devote themselves to research and educational pursuits with remarkable results.
Several tribal college student filmmakers are contributing to a national digital video resource on climate change for teachers, “Where Words Touch the Earth.” The materials by the tribal colleges and other institutions are available free to teachers on the “Teachers’ Domain” website.
Dr. Kerry Hartman is spearheading the development of an innovative four-year Environmental Science degree at Fort Berthold Community College.
Native Ways of Knowing training program gives pre-service teachers new perspective on integrating Native and Western science into a high school curriculum.
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