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ERIC Number: EJ423455
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Higher Education and Native American Society.
Boyer, Paul
Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v1 n1 p10-11,14-18 Sum 1989
Traces increases in Indian-controlled economic development, community health, and cultural programs on reservations, highlighting the role of tribal colleges. Discusses Indian education's prior goals of complete submersion in White culture and separation of students from their heritage/language. Considers ways this legacy persists. Highlights tribal college responses to community needs. (DMM)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, College Role, Community Development, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Educational History, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Tribally Controlled Colleges