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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Emerson, Larry – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2008
While tribal educators rightfully search for ways to address the global warming and climate crisis using sustainability initiatives, people should also be cautious. They risk colonizing, exploiting, or commodifying the "green" dimension of the climate and energy crisis. By centering and privileging Indigenous knowing that assumes a nurturing,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Energy, Climate, Tribally Controlled Education
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Emerson, Larry – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2006
The article offers the author's comments on the Niitsitapi Education Program initiated by Red Crow Community College in Canada. The program was aimed at promoting Kainai knowledge and culture as the basis for student learning. The program was widely appreciated by students as well as their parents. It was harder than the regular teaching program…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Cultural Maintenance, Student Attitudes