Indigenous Colleges & Universities

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50 Year Vision: What Does the Future Hold for Tribal Colleges and Universities?

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Fifty Year Vision: What Does the Future Hold for Tribal Colleges and Universities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rachael Marchbanks
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 1, Diné College Celebrates 50 Years, Fall, August 20, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Presidents of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) describe their vision of what the Institutions will look like in 2068.
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Aazzhoogan: Red Lake Nation's Bridge to the Future

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Author/Creator
Dan King
Eugene McArthur
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how the campus for Red Lake Nation College will provide benefits and opportunities for the community.
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Aboriginal and Rural Under-representation in Canada's Medical Schools

Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.
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Aboriginal Dietitians in High Demand

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Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 9, January 2002, p. B6
Description

Focuses on the Yukon-based First Nations dietetic internship program and other initiatives to recruit and support Aboriginal people who may choose a career in nutrition.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.

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Aboriginal Institutions of Higher Education: A Struggle for the Education of Aboriginal Students, Control of Indigenous Knowledge, and Recognition of Aboriginal Institutions: An Examination of Government Policy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Institutes' Consortium
Description
Analyzes governmental response to development of Aboriginal-controlled post secondary institutions by comparing support given to Aboriginal institutions compared to other provincial institutions. Gives recommendations for policy and legislative support.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Post-Secondary Education: What Educators Have Learned

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Does Money Matter: Millennium Research Series ; no. 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.A. Malatest & Associates
Description
Focuses on strategies that promote recruitment and retention such as financial support, transition programs, community delivery, Aboriginal control, and partnerships between mainstream institutions and Aboriginal communities.
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Aboriginal School a Joint Effort

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Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 7, September 2006, p. 9
Description
Creation of Shingwauk University the result of collaboration of the Anglican diocese of Algoma, several First Nations in Ontario, and the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
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Accessing History from Home

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Author/Creator
Mary Annette Pember
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Looks at the E-Humanity web portal, which allows users to access photographs and descriptions of more than 70,000 artifacts.
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An Act of Sovereignty: Governing Tribal Higher Education

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Author/Creator
Cheryl Crazy Bull
Cynthia Lindquist
David M. Gipp
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Description
Looks at the challenges and opportunities faced by tribal colleges and universities.
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Activists Buck Status Quo

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Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, p. 10
Description
Discusses the history of Tribal Colleges and Universities and the positive role that activisits played in their creation.
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AFN Virtual Summit on Indigenous Institutions of

Higher Learning (IIHLs)

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Assembly of First Nations Summit on Indigenous Institutions of Higher Learning (IIHLs)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Summit held at First Nations University of Canada, March 10, 2011 which provided forum to identify both challenges to, and accomplishments of, Aboriginal post-secondary institutions.
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Agecoutay Experiences a Growth Spurt

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Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 14
Description
Profiles Creeson Agecoutay and his goals for the future including pursuing an Indian Communictions Arts certificate. Article located by scrolling to page 14.
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AIHEC Accepts Wyoming College, Elects Officers

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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Eduation, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Acceptance of the Wind River Tribal College of Erhete, Wyoming by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
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AIHEC CEO Carrie Billy Explains What Drives Her as Public Servant, Mother

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American Indian Higher Education Consortium Chief Executive Officer Carrie Billy Explains What Drives Her as Public Servant, Mother
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Author/Creator
Vincent Schilling
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009, pp. 28-29
Description
Profiles the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's President and Chief Executive Officer.
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AIHEC Sends Delegates to World Conference

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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Reports the attendance of several delegates, sponsored by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, at the 7th World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, including Tom Shortbull, Ron His Horse is Thunder, and James Shanley.
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AIHEC Welcomes Members From Alaska, Oklahoma

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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008
Description
Reports on two colleges that have been accepted into the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and discusses the criteria necessary to be accepted.
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Alberta Digital Library Serves Red Crow College

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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008
Description
Focuses on the various functions of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library and the benefits to the Red Crow Community College on the Blood Reserve.
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American Indian/Alaska Native College Student Retention Strategies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raphael M. Guillory
Journal of Developmental Education, vol. 33, no. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 14-16
Description
Study examined how students perceptions of the importance of various programs aimed at retention differed from those of faculty and administration.
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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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Arbitration Panel Clear Prof's Rights Violated

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Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 01, 2006, p. A11
Description
Examines the spin on a story about Professor Blair Stonechild being removed from a conference by the First Nations University of Canada.
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Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Iḷisaġvik College

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Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Ilisagvik College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin Walls
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes the history of the Iḷisaġvik College from its founding in 1986 and how it made use of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) following the departure of the military scientists; describes the changing needs of the college, its students, and its community and the evolving plans for building and new campus.
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An Array of Opportunities: Building a Sustainable Future at Leech Lake Tribal College

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Author/Creator
Hannah Buckland
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 3, Job Creation, Spring, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion on solar gardens installed on the reservation that provide energy assistance to 100 low-income families and how the College is leveraging the new infrastructure to connect with solar energy training and careers.
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The Art of Storytelling: Reshaping and Preserving Traditions

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Author/Creator
Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Communicating Yesterdays Stories Today, Fall, 2012, pp. 15-18
Description
Looks at funding which facilitates academic programs that incorporate storytelling into their curricula.
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Arts Education Provides Crucial Balance, Finding Joy in Creation and Imagination

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Author/Creator
Denise Low-Weso
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Examines how the earthworks Medicine Wheel, at Haskell Indian Nations University, is a visual reminder of support and benefit to all aspects of education at the university, including the arts.
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Assessment Essentials for Tribal Colleges

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Tribal Colleges and Universities: Advancing Native Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Marie Karlberg
Description
Guide to measuring learning outcomes and demonstrating accountability using three types of information: direct and indirect indicators, and institutional.
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Athabasca University Honors RCCC President

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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006
Description
Comments on the honorary Doctor of Letters conferred to Marie Smallface-Marule and her work as an educator and advocate of human rights for Aboriginal people around the world.
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