Tribal Colleges - SD

One of the original tribal colleges, Sinte Gleska University is located on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in south central South Dakota. The university’s mission is to plan, design, implement and assess higher education programs uniquely appropriate to the Lakota people in order to facilitate individual development and tribal autonomy. Established in 1969, the university was the first tribal college accredited at both the two-year and four-year levels. In 1989, the university established a master degree program. The university also houses the Scott Bordeaux Leadership Institute, designed to facilitate a process for strengthening tribal nations through both national and international initiatives.