An intensive 8-week summer program in New Mexico prepares American Indian and Alaska Native students to succeed in law school, focusing on law research, analysis, and writing. Two program graduates who went on to complete law school discuss the complexities of federal Indian law and the Native lawyers' responsibility to their communities--an…

An American Indian college senior's internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave her experience with a federal agency and the opportunity to meet Indian professionals and students. Her mentor helped her develop a research project and introduced her to many contacts who could help further her education and career. Her…

The American Indian Business Association supports the recruitment and retention of American Indian business students at the University of New Mexico, helps students balance business school teachings with Native cultural values, acts as a liaison between the school and tribal business managers, and has carried out research and developed courses on…

Prior to any development on the Navajo Reservation, cultural resource inventories must be completed by archaeologists. Navajo and other Native students are trained to become archaeologists through employment at the Navajo Nation Archaeology Department at Northern Arizona University. Many program graduates have returned to their tribes to work in…

Several Native American engineers discuss the current state of their profession and the very competitive nature of today's engineering workplace. Native engineering students need to take advantage of mentors and internships. Graduate school, job training, and networking are critical to keeping Native American engineers caught up with the latest…

Three American Indian college graduates describe how they benefitted from the "INROADS to the Stars Scholarship" program. A multi-year scholarship and summer internship program, INROADS places talented minority group students in internships with global corporations and provides leadership training. Students must major in geophysics,…

A 7-week summer program for college-bound American Indian students prepares them for college and trains them to become leaders. Through role playing a fictitious Native tribe, students encounter realistic dilemmas similar to those facing tribal governments and realize that tribal leaders' decisions involve many social and political issues…

Eleven summer internships, work experience programs, research opportunities, and courses are described. Some offer stipends. Some are specifically for American Indian, minority, disadvantaged, or disabled students in high school or college. Most are in science or engineering related fields. Each entry contains a brief program description,…