In the Current Issue
Within this issue of TCJ, writers share stories of how instructors and students at tribal colleges are merging traditional culture and cutting-edge technology.
Student Power
Tribal college administrators have always been good at stretching their limited budgets, finding ways to multitask, and figuring out ways to make ends meet. But should it always have to be this way?
The Hard Work of Education
In his own words, Chief Dull Knife College student Edwin Jones, 45, describes his long journey to make it to college and the responsibility he now feels to help others do the same.
Educating Students, Transforming Communities: Tribal colleges bridge gap from poverty to prosperity
In the past 40 years, the tribal college movement has grown in strength and breadth across the country and individual tribal colleges have had a measurable economic impact on their home communities.
Profiles
Mindful of the Past, Yarlott Leads with an Eye to the Future
Excerpts from an interview with Little Big Horn College President David Yarlott on ethical leadership. 
Advice for Educators
Building New Programs at Tribal Colleges
At a time when American Indians are drastically underrepresented in the hard sciences, and as federal agencies show interest in addressing the issue, Salish Kootenai College’s success in starting a four-year life sciences degree program virtually from scratch can offer guidance to other tribal colleges wishing to establish similar programs.
Touching Home
An eBook featuring stories and poems by tribal college students
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Tribal College News
UTTC Launches Dual-Enrollment Program
“It was a great way to start a group of students on their journey into higher education and kick-off the new program.” That’s how Julie Desjarlais described the launch of a dual-enrollment program at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC, Bismarck, ND). Desjarlais is UTTC’s Online Outreach and Training Coordinator. She and her team in the (more)
ANC Students Make Policy to Impact the Future
The Fort Belknap Reservation in north central Montana was once home to the largest cyanide heap leach mine in North America. Located at the southern end of the reservation, the mine is now defunct. And yet, pollution and health problems still plague the community. Recently, Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC, Harlem, MT) students in a (more)
OLC Opens New Automotive Technology BuildingOglala Lakota College (OLC, Kyle, SD) was pleased to hold an open house at its new automotive technology building last December. Through new, cutting-edge equipment and training modules, students receive expert training in auto mechanics that will allow them to achieve an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certificate. The automotive program is within OLC’s Applied Science (more)
Opinion
Student Power
While spending time with tribal college presidents, staff, and students and staff of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium on Capitol Hill recently, I learned some sobering facts about tribal college funding. For instance, while the number of students attending tribal colleges has increased, the funding for schools has not. This means tribal colleges are (more)
The Indian Value of Planning and Saving for the Future
We must learn from the lessons of our ancestors how to take care of resources so that seven generations from now, our descendants will have the opportunity to receive a good education in a good way.
To speak in a clear voice
“When I was in elementary school the kids made fun of me because of my long braids. But I said nothing. I waited to speak. Because when I spoke, I knew it must be in a clear voice,” says Sean Chandler. Chandler (A’aniinen) has waited more than 20 years to speak about such struggles, about such thoughts.
Resource Guides
23-3 “Technology and Culture” Resource Guide
Online Pedagogy: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Best Practices By Ahmed Al-Asfour Although more and more tribal colleges and mainstream universities are providing online courses, the literature remains sparse. Hopefully, this issue of Tribal College Journal will spark a discussion on the topic, and the body of literature will continue to grow. Because the majority of reservations (more)
23-2 “Climate Commitment” Resource GuideIn researching information for the Resource Guide for Climate Change in Indian Country—as it relates specifically to Indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada—I discovered that there isn’t much information out there yet! This specific body of literature, research, and resources is only beginning to ignite across the country as Indigenous scholars, activists, and (more)
23-1 “Beyond Racism” Resource GuideRace and ethnicity Resource Guide: Can we finally have “The Talk”? We have never really had “The Race Talk” in this country. It is simply too uncomfortable, or too emotional—or, as some claim, no longer necessary in a post-racial, post-colonial world. Of course, that subject looks differently to those who live in the world where (more)
