Names in Indian country are powerful. Some names are spoken aloud, others whispered. The name of the college drives the identity of the school and fuels the people's desire to preserve their unique tribal identities as opposed to just using, for example, Northern Montana. Of the 37 tribal colleges and universities in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, most are named after their tribe or tribal community. A few of them are named after a tribal hero. The name communicates to students, staff, and visitors a strong sense of tribal distinctiveness. This article presents the presidents and students from Blackfeet Community College and Chief Dull Knife College who discuss the origin of their college names and how their communities are served.