Volume 21 Winter 2009 Issue No. 2

In This Issue:
K-12 Education

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

Never Too Young to Learn - At tribal colleges nationwide, educators set their sights on children
By Patty Talahongva (Hopi/Tewa)
Colleges entice younger children to elevate their dreams through dual credits, entrepreneurship camps, enrichment programs, field trips, and internships.

Magna Carta for Community - Bay Mills charters schools throughout Michigan
By Jerry Reynolds
A tribal college wants to prove that charter schools can address the cross-generational trauma caused by the country’s educational system.

Firing Up White Clay: Immersion school students encouraged to return, give back
By Kurt Umbhau
To save the White Clay language, Fort Belknap College has created an immersion school for the tribe’s young students.

‘Speak from Your Heart’ - Students grow at AIHEC leadership training
By LaVinia Pauline Snowball (Winnebago), photos by Allison Steinmeyer (Comanche)
In this photo essay, two officers of the AIHEC Student Congress report on leadership.

DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor
Storymakers
Editor’s Essay By Kurt Umbhau
Guest Essay By Marjane Ambler
On Campus
Advertising Index

ON THE WEB: Resource Guide
By Michael W. Simpson, J.D., M.Ed.

ON THE COVER: SPINNING THEIR WHEELS. After riding on a school bus, students enjoy playing with pinwheels on a breezy day. Cover illustration by Nakota Designs based on photo by Dennis J. Neumann