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Superheroes, and their varying depictions through history, offer tribal college faculty and students a fun and insightful way to chart America’s social evolution.
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Louise, Larose, and a Love of Listening
Load-up your smart phone! Audio books like Louise Erdrich’s latest novel offer an easy way for the road-weary traveler to enjoy literature.
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Harriet Tubman, Pocahontas, and George Washington in a Cowboy Hat
Harriet Tubman is about to change history again. After years of speculation, the famed conductor on the Underground Railroad was chosen to have her likeness grace the $20 bill.
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Searching for “We the People” in the Presidential Primaries
Presidential primaries often bring out the worst in American politics. Candidates’ messages are often rooted in the “us versus them” mentality, with presidential hopefuls trying to one up their competition by further slamming the opposing party.
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The Greatest Generation of American Indians
Although popular culture perpetuates the myth that the exemplary generation of American Indians lived while the buffalo roamed freely, in my opinion it’s actually their grandchildren who’ve done the most to advance the cause of Indian people.
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Philosophers, Welders, Ignorance, and Discourse
Tribal colleges instill students with a practical skillset, an appreciation of human diversity, and a thirst for improving the world we all share. By utilizing their education, TCU graduates can combat ignorance in whichever form it takes.
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A Learning Community for Relatives
My students call me “Uncle.” It’s a title and responsibility I bestow upon myself the first week of every oral communication course.
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Bemidji Pioneer Recognizes Leech Lake Tribal College
The Bemidji Pioneer applauds Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for naming its new tribal college library in honor of Larry P. Aitken, a man who helped establish the college 25 years ago.
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Fully Condemning Jefferson and Jackson
Museum curators have their work cut out for them. Between retired Confederate flags and reconsidered presidential legacies, 2015 is the year we banished once-cherished relics to posterity’s display cases.
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Jurassic Thought: Combating Gender Prejudices in Science and Film
June was an infuriating month for women in both real and fake science. At the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, South Korea, the English biochemist Tim Hunt said, “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls…three things happen when they are in the lab…You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry.”
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Peyote’s Role in Religious Freedom
On March 26, Indiana passed its Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) which contained language that legalized businesses’ discrimination of same-sex couples. The law became national fodder with presidential hopefuls, political pundits, sports figures, and entertainers weighing in.
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In Wilma Mankiller We Trust: Convincing the U.S. Treasury to Celebrate Women
I’m asking you to add your voice to a movement. It’s called “Women on 20s,” and its goal is to put a woman’s face on paper currency.
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An Open Letter
Dear Ms. Sarah Butrymowicz of The Hechinger Report,I’m still waiting for your retraction. It’s been more than three months since you published your deeply flawed article,
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Native Characters in Children’s Books, Part Two: Pathfinders
There’s a diversity shortage in children’s literature. The University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed that 92.1% of the 5,000 books published in 2013 featured White characters,
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Native Characters in Children’s Books, Part One: Rush Revere
It’s disappointing that just 1% of the 5,000 children’s books published annually feature an American Indian character. But it’s alarming how some of those Native characters are portrayed.
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Getting Out the Vote: Gerald Ford’s Role in Indian Self-Determination, Part 2
On August 5, 1975, President Gerald Ford improved and extended the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which barred voting “discrimination against Spanish-speaking Americans, American Indians,
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Gerald Ford’s Role in Indian Self-Determination, Part 1
In his inaugural speech,President Gerald Ford told the American people, “Our long national nightmare is over.” It was August of 1974,
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The New Frontier for Native Literature
Its name is Archos and if you’ve read Cherokee writer Daniel H. Wilson’s 2011 novel Robopocalypse, you’ve likely reconsidered the virtues of technology.
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Abolishing the Bigotry Threshold in Professional Sports
We Americans see our professional sports as extensions of our best values and aspirations. We root for the underdog and celebrate the spectacular because they exemplify our patriotic notion that anyone can achieve greatness through hard work and determination.
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Anomalies No More
Every Thanksgiving, America celebrates how the Wampanoag tribe famously saved some pilgrims from starvation, but how many people realize that the Mandan, Hidatsa,
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It’s Time for You to Join Us at the AIHEC Student Conference
If you’ve never been to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s (AIHEC) student conference, then it’s time for you to go. If you’re a tribal college or university (TCU) student,
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Abraham Lincoln’s Dakota Legacy, Part Two
When Abraham Lincoln sanctioned the mass execution of Dakota warriors in December of 1862, he endorsed a policy with ramifications that ended Dakota life as they knew it.
