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Looking back on the challenges faced over the past four decades, longtime leaders within the tribal college movement share their memories as well as advice for future leaders.
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Faces Behind The Tribal College Movement
Tribal College Journal salutes some of the many people behind the tribal college movement. In this issue: Dr. James Shanley, Dr. Carty Monette, David Gipp, Dr. Janine Pease-Pretty on Top, Gerald One Feather, Dr. Joe McDonald, Dr. Verna Fowler.
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Politics and the Presidency: Tribal college presidents share their thoughts
Politics is a human endeavor and while the problems of tribal colleges pale in comparison to many other political entities, tribal colleges do suffer from the same problems that other organizations and colleges suffer from, but they also deal with special problems caused by a unique history of oppression and some of the worst socio-economic conditions in America.
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Group Starts Work on New Meriam Report
A working group is being formed to prepare a major new policy study of American Indian reservations and Alaska Native communities. It will examine current conditions on reservations and issue recommendations intended to guide federal policy and private sector support in the new century,
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President Names Tribal College Advisors
President Bill Clinton appointed the first members of the Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities on July 20, 1999. The board will help implement the Executive Order that Clinton signed on October 21,
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Turtle Mountain Opens Dream Campus
When the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribe first conceived of a tribal college, it was a simple vision: teach the language, history, and culture to the Turtle Mountain Tribe.
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Congress Cuts Per-Student Funding at Tribal Colleges
Despite the first federal budget surplus in decades, the tribal colleges will receive less money per student than last year. Under the new budget for fiscal year 1999,
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Turtle Mountain Celebrates Another Milestone
Turtle Mountain Community College broke ground for a new multi-million dollar college campus in May.
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Tribal College of the Future: Tomorrow’s tribal college will redefine the culture of its tribe, and help shape national policy
A comprehensive recounting of the struggles tribally controlled institutions have already overcome, the impacts they have made on their communities, and what the future looks like for the tribal college movement.
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Changing the System
It is well known that too few Indians pursue careers in the growing fields of science, math, engineering and technology. A solution, eagerly sought by educators,
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The Image Never Fades: A survey of tribal college presidents on media stereotyping
Although the practice of negatively stereotyping native Americans in the mass media can he traced back to the earliest European artists, writers and photographers, examples of the harmful practice abound today, even in the era of so-called “political correctness.”
