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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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Janine Pease on Sustaining Our Languages
The founding president of Little Big Horn College and giant of the Tribal College Movement discusses how tribal colleges have sustained Indigenous languages over the past 30 years and why it’s so central to their collective mission. Play Audio
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Janine Pease on Research at Tribal Colleges
The founding president of Little Big Horn College discusses why tribal college research is so important for Native communities. Play Audio
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People in the News
- Janine Pease, Ed.D., resigned as Rocky Mountain College’s (Billings, MT) vice president for planning and American Indian affairs at the end of June to become vice president for academic affairs at Fort Peck Community College in Poplar,
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Janine Pease Appointed to MT Board of Regents
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has appointed Dr. Janine Pease (Crow) to the Board of Regents for Montana’s University System.
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Heroes of Heroes: Everyone has someone to look up to
Dr. Jim Shanley, Dr. Joe McDonald, Wilma Mankiller, Chris Eyre, and Dr. Janine Pease explain whom they most admire.
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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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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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Newspaper Honors Two Influential Presidents
A state newspaper in Montana has named two tribal college presidents to its list of the 100 Most Influential Montanans of the 20th Century. In its October 24 edition,
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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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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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Leadership Reflections of Women Tribal College Presidents
This article is taken from a qualitative research study on the leadership roles of four American Indian women tribal college leaders. The study, “Leadership Roles of American Indian Women Tribal College Presidents,” was conducted between August 1996 and June 1987. It examined the experiences of the participants as tribal college presidents and how they promoted success for their students, faculty, and institutions.
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Carnegie Report Opens Doors for Tribal Colleges
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has released a new study on the nation’s tribal colleges with 10 recommendations outlining how the federal government, state agencies, the mainstream educational community, foundations, and corporations can increase their support.
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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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We Just Can’t Fail: Little Big Horn College President Janine Pease-Windy Boy talks about teaching and tribal development
Little Big Horn College President Janine Pease-Windy Boy has long argued that tribal colleges are far more than community colleges. Instead, they are also centers for community development and laboratories for the discovery of effective teaching strategies.
