Little Big Horn College (Montana) General Studies instructor, Timothy McCleary, has worked with Crow tribal elders to document Crow place names across Montana and to chronicle the many stories behind the names. A database (available at www.lbhc.cc.mt.us/crownames) contains interview material and GIS maps of over 500 locations. (PGS)

Stresses the need for tribal colleges to increase focus on research at all levels, from institutional to individual. Discusses types of research, obstacles and benefits to research, and model collaborative programs at Dull Knife Memorial College (Montana), Cheyenne River Community College (South Dakota), and Little Priest Tribal College…

"Never forget where you came from" is the unspoken mandate guiding Sinte Gleska University (SGU) in South Dakota. SGU and other tribal colleges help students and communities relate to the land and American Indian cultural traditions by training natural resource managers, planting gardens, building sustainable models and raising buffalo.…

Western environmental planning processes generally exclude the public. At Dine College (Arizona), planning is inclusive of people, air, water, rocks, plants and animals. Its end goal, siihasin, is the long term health and maintenance of relationships and elements in the environment. Dine has established a planning course organized around the…

Describes a study that examined how perceptions of the importance and impact of accreditation have changed at tribal colleges since 1982. Based on the results of administrator surveys, it seems that (1) tribal college officials are generally satisfied with accreditation and believe it to be important; and (2) attitudes toward accreditation have…

Reports on the history of the tribal college movement and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). In 1973 there were six tribal colleges, today there are 33. The American Indian College Fund was formed in 1989 to raise money for scholarships, and in 2001, the fund distributed nearly $4.1 million in college scholarships. (NB)

Provides a comprehensive list of resources about educational leadership in Native-based organizations or communities. Shows the limited material that is currently available and reveals how Native researchers, funders, and institutions must give more attention to the study of Native leadership. (Contains 69 references.) (AUTH)

Discusses the challenges associated with holding reservation schools accountable to the educational standards established in the 2001 "No Child Left Behind Act." Predicts that this educational initiative will widen the performance gap and hinder native schools' abilities to achieve educational parity with their non-native peers. (RC)

Recontextualizes the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition from a Native American perspective. Argues that the success of the expedition hastened killing of American Indians and more firmly entrenched U.S. government policies toward indigenous peoples. Stresses that education, particularly at tribal colleges, is the key to success for…

Recounts the history of some of the earliest tribal colleges and poses questions regarding the current state of American Indian higher education institutions. Argues that, though the colleges are expanding, the larger goals of nurturing sustainable communities remain unfulfilled. Compares tribal colleges to Maori schools in New Zealand. (NB)

Describes visit of American tribal college and university presidents, faculty, and staff to Maori tribal colleges and schools in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Suggests that findings from the study of Maori educational systems will affect tribal education in the U.S. (NB)

Discusses the significance and challenges associated with connecting the beliefs and values of Native American science-the set of scientific skills that Native American people value and use-to the principles and practices of western science. Presents the strategic position of tribal colleges as a means to indigenize science as tribal-centered…

Discusses Superintendent Calvin Asbury's campaign to convert members of the Crow Tribe to Christianity. Presents Joe Medicine Crow, who was a child during the campaign that began in 1919, as he describes the historical and continuing effects on the Tribe. Explains that federal policy included selling tribal lands to non-Indians, prohibiting…

Discusses the Tribal Tourism Project at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), which is preparing for the tourist influx during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. Reports that the UTTC is developing economic strategies and employment opportunities for tribes in tourism. Discusses conflict between negative Indian perceptions of Lewis and Clark, and…

Presents an interview with Gail Bruce and Anne Ediger, who, in the early 1990s, conceived the idea of building cultural centers on 30 tribal college campuses. States that they imagined the centers would simply serve as repositories for Indian artifacts; however, after years of fund-raising efforts and program obstacles, the buildings transformed…