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Connecting, Learning and Growing: Native Arts Convening

Connecting, Learning and Growing: Native Arts Convening

Nov 21, 2018 | , , ,

The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) hosted a Native Arts convening in Seattle, Washington in September, 2018. Seven program Administrators of the Restoration and Preservation of Traditional Native Art Forms and Knowledge Grant participated in the Native Arts convening  from the College of Menominee Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Leech Lake Tribal College, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sitting Bull College and United Tribes Technical College.

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Hosts Native Arts Workshops Based in Place

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Hosts Native Arts Workshops Based in Place

Nov 21, 2018 | , , , ,

In the fall of 2017, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) hosted a series of traditional Native Arts workshops that relied heavily on the surrounding environment for source materials to help produce a woven cedar mat.  Using local resources and materials to create and revitalize traditional Native art forms is the essence of place-based education in the arts.

My Path to College and Medical School

My Path to College and Medical School

Nov 16, 2018 | ,

Boozhoo (Hello)! My name is Shelbie Shelder and my tribe is the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Michigan. My clan is the Makwa (bear) clan. I grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, otherwise known as “Maskiiminong” (swamp).

Sinte Gleska University Celebrates 35th GED Graduation

Sinte Gleska University Celebrates 35th GED Graduation

Nov 6, 2018 | , , ,

GED graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter for adult learners—one filled with increased education and employment opportunities. Family, friends, and community members gathered to celebrate that new chapter for 14 adult learners at the 35th Annual GED Graduation Ceremony held in conjunction with Sinte Gleska University’s 46th Annual Graduation Ceremony on August 24 at the Wakinyan Wanbli Multipurpose Building on the university’s Antelope Lake campus in Mission, S.D.

TCU Faculty and Staff: Getting Published

TCU Faculty and Staff: Getting Published

Nov 6, 2018 | , ,

Dr. Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee), the Borderlands Professor of Indigenous Education and Justice in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University, the Director of the Center for Indian Education, and co-editor of the Journal of American Indian Education, now in its 58th year, shared his tips with attendees at the TCU Faculty Intensive Writing Retreat October 26 in Colorado. By following Dr. Brayboy’s guidelines, you will be well on your way to publishing your work.

The Benefits of a Gap Year (or Years) Before Medical School

The Benefits of a Gap Year (or Years) Before Medical School

Nov 6, 2018 | ,

My name is Casey Smith and I am Diné (Navajo). My clans are Honágháanii (One Who Walks Around) and Tsi’naajinii  (Black Streak Wood People). I grew up in New Mexico where the red rocks and sagebrush are bountiful, and moved to the luscious green (in summer) and frigid (in winter) climate of the Midwest where I am a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota.

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