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As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass, it’s important to reflect on how the event can inspire and inform us today.
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SD Tribal Colleges Host AIHEC Conference
The theme of the conference is “Ancient Wisdom, Foundation of Our Future: Sovereignty, Unity, and Strength for Future Generations.
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AIHEC Welcomes New TCU Presidents
Tribal colleges and universities that have appointed new presidents include Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Little Big Horn College, Northwest Indian College, San Carlos Apache College, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Tohono O’odham Community College, Salish Kootenai College, and Sinte Gleska University.
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Iyapi Tiyata Glokupi – Bringing the Languages Home: Language Revitalization at America’s Tribal Colleges
The advent of the Tribal College Movement more than 50 years ago was a milestone in the revitalization of Native languages. TCUs are again breaking new ground with a variety of efforts that seek to change the trajectory Indigenous language sustainability.
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TCUs and NSF Seek to Increase Representation in Engineering
Two NSF-funded programs, the Pre-engineering Education Collaboratives and Partnerships for Geoscience Education, are working to increase the number of Native students pursuing degrees in engineering and geosciences, respectively.
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NDSU, Sisseton Wahpeton College Presidents Sign Agreement to Better Serve American Indian Students
It will allow American Indian students from SWC to earn a four-year degree in emergency management, criminal justice, sociology or political science at NDSU.
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Tribal Colleges: Strong Voter Turnout Helps SD Campuses
Higher education leaders for Indigenous populations say they hope to see strong turnout for the midterms, as it could help them elevate the pathways of more students.
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New Vice President of Academics for Haskell Indian Nations University Announced
Arpan was recently dean of academics at Sisseton Wahpeton College, a nonprofit tribal college in Sisseton, South Dakota. Prior to that, he has worked at South Dakota State University, Southern New Hampshire University and Aims Community College.
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Red Lake Nation College wins first game of season with 78-73 win over Sisseton Wahpeton College
The Migizi will hit the road this weekend and travel to Belcourt, ND, where they will face the Turtle Mountain Community College Mighty Mikinocks.
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Sisseton Wahpeton College to Offer Baccalaureate Programs
SWC is happy to announce that it will offer a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration beginning in the spring 2022 semester.
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Sisseton Wahpeton College Launches Dakota Language PSA on COVID
The Dakota Oyate Wowicohan: Center for Dakota Studies at Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC) has created a new, Dakota language public service announcement about good sanitation practices for staying healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sisseton Wahpeton College Certifies Dakota Language Instructors
Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC) has announced the certification of four new Dakota language instructors through its Dakota studies program. Gabriel Akipa, Travis Herrick, Raven LaFromboise,
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NSF Supports New STEM-Focused Website for Tribal Colleges
For many years, science was only a small part of the curriculum at most tribal colleges. A few introductory-level classes were all that students could expect.
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TCJ Student Writing Contest Winners Announced
Tribal College Journal has announced the winners of its 2019 TCJ Student creative writing contest. This year, the contest brought in scores of entries from tribal college and university (TCU) students from around Indian Country.
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Committee Kills Bill to Give Scholarships to Tribal Colleges for Non-Tribal Students
If House Bill 1150 had survived, the Board of Regents would be able to dole out $50,000 from the state’s general fund for scholarships at $4,000 per applicant per year to non-tribal students attending tribal colleges.
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Tribes Must Be On Board To See 65 Percent Attainment
South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) Universities do not offer tuition waivers to citizens of federally recognized Tribes. Many Lakota students attend off-reservations colleges or universities which offer a tuition waiver for citizens of federally recognized tribes.
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‘The Lack of Faculty is Going to Kill Our Rural Schools’
Rural colleges have always had trouble attracting instructors in most disciplines, but the outlook is particularly bleak in vocational programs.
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To Know the Language: Leveraging Cultural Knowledge for Job Creation
Native language speakers were once chastised and marginalized, resulting in few economic opportunities. But today, tribal colleges recognize their linguistic and cultural knowledge as valuable job skills.
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New Space Stores Native Archives
Two new buildings at Sisseton Wahpeton College house native archives and Dakota language classes.
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Tribe to Launch Dakota Language Training Program
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, along with four tribal colleges, announced Voices of Our Ancestors, a Dakota language training program.
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Culture, Music, Insight Meet on Sisseton Wahpeton College’s Radio Station
The station office is on the Sisseton Wahpeton College campus, but Wilson sets no limits when it comes to where he’ll broadcast from. At the start of each day, he smudges the microphone with sage and greets listeners in the Lakota language.
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Dr. Elden Lawrence, former SWC president and scholar, passes on
Dr. Elden Eugene Lawrence (Dakota), former president of Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC, Sisseton, SD) passed away this past Fourth of July.
