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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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Back from the Brink: Innovative Language Program Involves Three Generations
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Selden, Ron – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2004
Fort Belknap College has embarked on an ambitious project in Montana to pull the Gros Ventre and the Assiniboine languages back from the brink. On the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, where there are two principal tribes, only a handful of Gros Ventre, or White Clay, members are still fluent in the traditional tongue. The "tribal college" already…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Tribally Controlled Education, Higher Education, American Indians
"Working Together, Unlimited Things Can Happen": CDC, Tribes, Colleges Strive to Improve Native Health
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Selden, Ron – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2004
The article focuses on the overall health of American Indians. Native people living on reservations and in urban areas face a broad array of health problems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta is committed to improving the health of Native Americans. CDC is one of the agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Health, Disease Control, Tribes
"Preserve at All Costs": AIHEC Program Prepares New Generation of Leaders
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Selden, Ron – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2004
The article presents information on American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) Leadership Program. The program is designed to prepare a new generation of senior-level leaders for AIHEC's 35-member tribal colleges and universities, where an increasing number of long-term administrators are leaving after decades of service. The W. K.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Leadership, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indians