In this paper, we draw upon a narrative inquiry alongside two creators of an out-of-doors Nipugtugewei Kindergarten program within a Mi'gmaw community, in northeastern Canada. Our intention was to understand their schooling, educational, and communal experiences over time. Diverse field texts were composed and interpreted alongside participants.…

What does it mean to "work from home"? Despite the way the phrase rolls easily off the tongue, there is nothing simple or transparent about it. The essays in this issue stake out a different territory in which home is not only the location of work but also its subject and perhaps its methodology. While working from home may sound (and be)…

In preparation for this issue, suggestions were sought from throughout the tribal college community of people who stand out as heroes. Some are featured elsewhere in this issue. In this article, some of the heroes who were identified were asked who they most admire. Some named tribal college presidents who have been involved for several decades;…

In September 1830 the U.S. government negotiated the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek with some leaders of the Choctaw Nation. The treaty reinforced the congressional Indian Removal Act of 1830, which paved the way for the large-scale physical removal of tens of thousands of tribal people of the southeast, including many of the Choctaw. It provided…

In this article, the author shares his experiences as a teacher in Dine College, a tribal American Indian college. He recalls how teaching there for seventeen years has brought him joy and frustration. He relates that a teaching approach he discovered over the years has helped him become an effective teacher. He also discovered that some of the…

First Nations people have both a Constitutional and a Treaty right to education; however, the Crown's jurisdictional obligations to provide educational services have not lead to similar educational opportunities and attainment achievement for First Nations students as compared to Canadian students in provincial schools. Canada's Auditor General,…

Outlines the problems of a high school that is serving Hopi and Navajo Indians on a reservation in the Southwest. Suggests that the Indians and the school may have different goals. (IRT)

Describes the multi-million dollar initiative announced by W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1995 to support the Native American Higher Education Initiative, and how the Kellogg initiative deserves attention from the nation as a whole because it is attempting to fundamentally rewrite the way foundations do business with Indian communities. (VWC)

Describes Crownpoint Institute of Technology's (CIT's) (New Mexico) veterinary technology program. CIT veterinary students earn veterinary associate's degrees and job skills while working with their hands on the animals. Discusses CIT's hopes of becoming a national leader in elk management and its focus on delivering technology and modern skills…

An interview with Thom Alcoze, director of the Division of Native Education at Northern Arizona University (NAU), discusses efforts to develop culturally appropriate strategies for training Native American teachers and teachers of Native children. Current efforts focus on environmental sciences based on the Native traditions and a critique of…

Discusses the use of technology in Native American schools and the resulting possible assimilation of young native people into the nonnative culture. Highlights include keeping traditional values alive; the relationship between education and traditional native culture; and examples of three reservation schools that are successfully integrating…

Describes the Alliance Project for Tribal Colleges, which was designed to help tribal colleges access personnel preparation funds available in federal grant competitions each year and to develop special education teacher training programs on campus. Looks at some tribal colleges that have received special education funding during the life of the…

This report on the House of Representatives hearing on the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act (Public Law 95-471), the major purpose of which is to provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges to insure the continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, begins…

The spider's web is presented as a model for Indigenous education and community transformation, grounded in Okanagan philosophy. Children are at the center and benefit from the influence of extended family and community. The model's relevance for language revitalization, cultural maintenance, and educational planning and assessment is discussed.…

An interview with Belinda Eriachoe, a Navajo/Zuni environmental scientist, discusses the basic respect for the environment instilled during her childhood on the Navajo Reservation, educational experiences at Arizona State University and the University of Hawaii, and her concerns about environmental and occupational health issues affecting…