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. 
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.
In a corner office at Salish Kootenai College, students meet with Student Success Specialist Jason Heavy Runner to talk about the results of their college placement tests.
A crucial part of the Environments Science Program’s recruitment and retention tool is the opportunity for students to conduct individual research.
On March 1, Dr. Ginny Carney, president of Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC, Cass Lake, MN), announced that LLTC has been awarded continuing accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for 10 years. The award affirms the recommendation provided by an HLC site visit team following a comprehensive evaluation of the college in October 2010 (more)
Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND), Valley City State University (VCSU), and a group of five K-12 schools have formed a partnership to improve math and science proficiency at Native American K-12 schools in North Dakota. The partnership has been funded by a $360,000 grant from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. SBC (more)
