Crossing the Digital Divide: College of Menominee Nation uses technology to restore language
Feb 9th, 2012 | By sbenton | No Comments »At the College of Menominee Nation, instructors, students, and elders are using technology to restore language. 
At the College of Menominee Nation, instructors, students, and elders are using technology to restore language. 
Partnering with museums and Indiana University, AIHEC has helped create e-Humanity, an online cultural portal. 
For 11 years, a project at Sinte Gleska University has been recording, transcribing, and translating the Lakota language. 
At Navajo Technical College, students are using technology to ensure the Diné’s cultural survival. 
Oglala Lakota College instructor describes the advantages, disadvantages, and best practices for online teaching at tribal colleges. 
Western climate scientists have embraced knowledge that natural systems are connected. But differences between Western and Native science still remain. 
Tribal colleges are developing the opportunities necessary to produce the next generation of American Indian scientists dedicated to the study of climate change. 
Tribal college presidents focus on sustainability — and many are signing on to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. 
While writing about photographs of Haskell Indian Nations University’s very first class, the author reflects on her own family’s boarding school experience. 
Even in the 21st century, racism persists. The author explores his family history—and helps readers understand how to eliminate the hurt of racism. 