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“While stopping to take a break from running around Grandma’s, I felt the need to look out to the wood line, just across the road out front. A few seconds went by and that is when it emerged from the forest…”
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Amplifying Leadership Voices at the Institute of American Indian Arts
In 2025, the current administration proposed to zero out the Institute of American Indian Arts’ funding. In response, IAIA’s Office of Institutional Communications crafted a message of hope that helped gain support and ultimately save the day.
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Towards a Brighter Future
Tribal college leaders have always been innovative and tenacious. Such qualities were instrumental in the founding of the American Indian College Fund.
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Bury Me in the Prairie
“Let the rain dissolve my skin, let the beetles and worms break me down in every way, so I can finally give back to the prairie grass that whispered prayers into my night skies.”
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A Good Journey: Remembering John Gritts
Kind, affable, and welcoming, John Gritts, the much-beloved Tribal College and University ally, left an indelible mark on all who knew him.
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Making the Desk Fit the Child
For generations, teacher education programs serving Native students have sought to “make the child fit the desk.” Today, tribally controlled colleges, rooted in Indigenous values, have changed that paradigm.
