Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008
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Reports on two colleges that have been accepted into the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and discusses the criteria necessary to be accepted.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, pp. 103-134
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An annotated bibliography of Native American and Canadian Aboriginal resources on the Internet, with a brief introduction arguing the pros and cons of digitization, reasons for the selection and scope, and how to access the resources on the Internet.
Discusses the difficulties, conflicts, methodological problems, and theoretical insights that emerged from the interactions and relationships with members of the Native American community at Haskell Indian Nations University.
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Policy report explores expanding role of Tribal Colleges and Universities serving local communities in five areas: pre-school, elementary and secondary education, health and nutrition, faculty role models, agriculture and natural resource management and preservation of culture and language.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. [36]-48
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Argues that educational institutions practice systemic discrimination through their policies, structures, and hiring and advancement processes.
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Rural Educator, vol. 29, no. 3, Spring, 2008, pp. 18-29
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Study examined the relationship between gender, age, reservation background, and cultural traditionalism with three variables: assessment of, and transition to college, and the effect of college on appreciation of Native heritage.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Native Voices, Modern Media, Fall, 2008, pp. 18-19
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Discusses the associate degree in Media Communications, including a description of the curriculum, available from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008
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Comments on the re-affirmation of Ilisagvik College in Barrow, Alaska following an 18 month review by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Covers several themes: early childhood development, language and culture programs, teaching and curriculum, community involvement, student characteristics, and factors contributing to post-secondary success. Current as of 2001.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 178-203
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Author spotlights the programs at Bacone College between 1927-1955 which engaged Indigenous students and cultures, and how the unique environment allowed students to engage in cultural production that critically examined the intersection of Indigenous identity and colonial education.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 232-245
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Examines how cultural differences, between Indigenous and Western world views, have been dealt with when teaching the Ojibwe language at the Michigan State University.
The Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 40, no. 6, September 2001, pp. 252-258
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Experiences of 40 Native American nurses who wanted more cultural content in their nursing program and identified struggles with culture shock, culture differences, stereotypes and racist attitudes.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 77-90
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Looks at the movement towards autonomy of American Indigenous peoples and American Indian Studies; and how this is not completely understood by mainstream institutions.