Historically, schools have stressed test scores and standardized curricula, which have failed Native children. To close achievement gaps, we must think critically and creatively.
Like all tribal colleges, single parents at Sitting Bull College are commonplace. It’s imperative and culturally appropriate that we meet these students’ needs.
Educators at tribal colleges and non- Native institutions alike can benefit from culturally responsive teaching paradigms. The Mohican Many Trail Model is one such example.
The Master of Arts degree program in human services at Sinte Gleska University on South Dakota’s Rosebud Sicangu Lakota reservation has enjoyed success delivering an exciting and relevant graduate program in tribal and behavioral health.
Recently, I witnessed many Native people of all ages and tribes sharing Native intellectual knowledge of generosity, talent, leadership, and spirituality at the gathering of the Woksape Oyate. Lakota for “Wisdom of the People,” Woksape Oyate is a project of the American Indian College Fund meant to build intellectual capital at tribal colleges.
Oglala Lakota College instructor describes the advantages, disadvantages, and best practices for online teaching at tribal colleges.
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.
“When you are a college teacher someday, how are you going to teach the Indian students in your course?” One of the author’s trusted friends finds a way to make him think and look at things differently.
A Haskell instructor reflected on how traditional knowledge was passed on and preserved at her family gatherings.
Library director tapped many resources to update materials and create an inviting, accessible place for Haskell students.
Joseph Medicine Crow inspires students with his groundbreaking achievements and service as a Little Big Horn College adjunct instructor and lifelong educator.
These Native authors write to set the record straight, to change the images that have stereotyped Indians for centuries.
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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