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An elder and instructor from Blackfeet Community College offers a blueprint on how TCUs can effectively employ elders across the curriculum.
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A Wellspring of Culture and Wisdom: Aaniiih Nakoda College’s Minerva Allen (Sunk Pa)
Drawing on a lifetime of experience, ANC’s resident elder embodies the distinguishing qualities of what it means to be fully human.
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To Remember the Past and Restore the Future
Grant opportunities from a variety of sources, enabled Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College to preserve tribal history for instructional use and posterity.
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The Best Kind of Wisdom: Elders as Instructors and Models for the Next Generation
At Cankdeska Cikana Community College, elders Lorraine Greybear and Vern Lambert embody the cardinal Dakota values of humility, perseverance, generosity, faith, honesty, courage, and respect.
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The Knowledge Holders: Imparting Wisdom at Tribal Colleges and Universities
An Indigenous-rooted curricula predicated on the wisdom of the elders sets TCUs apart from mainstream institutions. Such a culturally nurturing environment instills pride and facilitates student success.
