Post-Secondary

Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Description
Summary of progress for the years 2001-2006. Ninety-one schools were surveyed regarding the number of seats available/filled, location of access programs, special admission categories, nature of support programs, and number of Aboriginal faculty.
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AIHEC Accepts Comanche College as 36th Member

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005
Description
Reports on American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) admission of the Comanche Nation College, the first from Oklahoma.
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Aircraft Grads Soaring

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Creeson Agecoutay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. B-6
Description
Comments on the first graduating class, 2012, of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Program from the Saskatchewan Institute of Technology. Article located by scrolling to page B-6.
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Allogan Slagle, 1951–2002

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lincoln
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, 2002, pp. 121-129
Description
Memories of a unique, wonderful and educated person, written by a fellow student and close friend.
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American Indian/Alaska Native Women: The Path to the Doctorate

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 1, 2013, pp. 26-44
Description
"This article studies the experiences of 13 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women who earned doctorates at mainstream universities".
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American Indian Art: Teaching and Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Anne Herzog
Sarah Anne Stolte
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 85-109
Description
Notes that while many colleges or universities offer American Indian art history as a course of study, few offer courses in Native American art.
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American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Description
Representing 34 colleges in the United States and one Canadian institution, the organization's mission is to work toward self-determination.
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American Indian Students' Difficulties in Introduction to Psychology

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathryn A. Johnson
Morris A. Okun
Myranda Benallie
Sara Pennak
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, vol. 3, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 27-42
Description
Discusses the challenges of first-year course completion and reveals why American Indian students are more likely to report difficulties. Recommends strategies for enhancing academic success.
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American Indian Studies as an Academic Discipline

Alternate Title
Symposium on American Indian Studies, January 1977
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell Thornton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 3-4, January 1, 1978, pp. 10-19
Description
Discusses development of American Indian Studies as a distinct entity within academic institutions by examining criticisms leveled against it and possible directions it might follow.
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American Indian Studies as an Academic Discipline

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clara Sue Kidwell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 27-31
Description
Discusses how American Indian academic programs have survived and continue to grow.
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American Indian Studies Association Conference Presidential Address – Advocacy and Indigenous Resistance: The Ongoing Assault against Indigenous Sovereignty, Community, and Land

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elise Boxer
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 91-105
Description
This presentation text examines different sites and incidents of neocolonial violence and Aboriginal activism as defiance in response; asserts the basis of Native Studies is “indigenousness and sovereignty” and examines the implications of these concepts for activism and resistance movements.
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An American Indian University: A Proposal For Survival

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack D. Forbes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 5, no. 2, January 1966, pp. [1-7]
Description
Describes the need for, and sketches a vision of an "institution of higher learning both Indian-controlled and Indian-centered".
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American Indian Women in Academia: The Joys and Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox
NASPA: Journal About Women in Higher Education, vol. 1, no. 1, 2008, pp. 204-223
Description
Explores the demands and rewards of being a professor, based on the experiences of ten American Indian female faculty members.
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American Indians in High Education: A History of Cultural Conflict

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bobby Wright
William G. Tierney
Change, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1991, pp. 11-18
Description
Explores Indian higher education beginning with early colonial efforts to the federal control focused on assimilation efforts and finally the move to self controlled Tribal colleges.
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Annotated Bibliography: Internet Resources for Native American and Canadian Aboriginal Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, pp. 103-134
Description
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.
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