Offers annotated bibliography of history, accomplishments, research, visions, and commentary regarding tribal colleges and universities. Provides an introduction to available literature. Includes references to 30 journal and newspaper articles, books, dissertations, reports, and legislative and executive orders. (AUTH/NB)

Plots the history of American Indian Education on a timeline beginning with the Lakota and Cheyenne defeat of Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Marks 1968 charter of Dine College (Arizona) and continues to the upcoming celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium in 2003. Contains map of United…

Reports on the history of the tribal college movement and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). In 1973 there were six tribal colleges, today there are 33. The American Indian College Fund was formed in 1989 to raise money for scholarships, and in 2001, the fund distributed nearly $4.1 million in college scholarships. (NB)

Discusses the challenges associated with holding reservation schools accountable to the educational standards established in the 2001 "No Child Left Behind Act." Predicts that this educational initiative will widen the performance gap and hinder native schools' abilities to achieve educational parity with their non-native peers. (RC)

Recontextualizes the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition from a Native American perspective. Argues that the success of the expedition hastened killing of American Indians and more firmly entrenched U.S. government policies toward indigenous peoples. Stresses that education, particularly at tribal colleges, is the key to success for…

Recounts the history of some of the earliest tribal colleges and poses questions regarding the current state of American Indian higher education institutions. Argues that, though the colleges are expanding, the larger goals of nurturing sustainable communities remain unfulfilled. Compares tribal colleges to Maori schools in New Zealand. (NB)

Describes visit of American tribal college and university presidents, faculty, and staff to Maori tribal colleges and schools in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Suggests that findings from the study of Maori educational systems will affect tribal education in the U.S. (NB)

Discusses the significance and challenges associated with connecting the beliefs and values of Native American science-the set of scientific skills that Native American people value and use-to the principles and practices of western science. Presents the strategic position of tribal colleges as a means to indigenize science as tribal-centered…

Discusses Superintendent Calvin Asbury's campaign to convert members of the Crow Tribe to Christianity. Presents Joe Medicine Crow, who was a child during the campaign that began in 1919, as he describes the historical and continuing effects on the Tribe. Explains that federal policy included selling tribal lands to non-Indians, prohibiting…

Reports that the Indian Health Service has identified alcoholism as the most significant health problem affecting American Indian communities. Asserts that education is a key answer to alcoholism--it provides students with a sense of their Indian identity and re-establishes traditional values, beliefs, and practices. (PGS)

Discusses the Tribal Tourism Project at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), which is preparing for the tourist influx during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. Reports that the UTTC is developing economic strategies and employment opportunities for tribes in tourism. Discusses conflict between negative Indian perceptions of Lewis and Clark, and…

Offers annotated list of resources for the study of Native American history. Argues that instructors of American history should supplement their courses with sources that offer a fuller picture of the place of American Indians in that history. Lists 40 books, web sites, and newspapers, and includes a Web site of links to Indian radio stations,…

Presents an interview with Gail Bruce and Anne Ediger, who, in the early 1990s, conceived the idea of building cultural centers on 30 tribal college campuses. States that they imagined the centers would simply serve as repositories for Indian artifacts; however, after years of fund-raising efforts and program obstacles, the buildings transformed…

Profiles Native American graduates of tribal colleges who are now in law school at Arizona State University (ASU). Describes the ways in which tribal colleges prepared these students for the demands of graduate education. (NB)

A tribal college president describes how partnerships with international companies (such as one that changes slaughterhouse waste blood into protein additives for animal and human foods) may be lucrative but conflict with tribal traditions, culture, and integrity. States that globalization does not always serve the purposes of tribal colleges.…