Indigenous Visionaries Articles

Wave of Change through Higher Education

Kayla Dix (Salish) Early Education Preschool - Third Grade Education Major, Salish Kootenai College I am 29 years old and live on the Flathead Indian Reservation with my three beautiful daughters Kayci, Fallyn, and Sayla. Currently I am in my senior year at Salish...

Sharing of a Culture – A Collaborative Joining of Resources

LouAnne Hoskinson (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe) Tribal College and University: Salish Kootenai College Major: Early Childhood Development American Indian College Fund Indigenous Visionary Fellows partnered with Salish Kootenai College (SKC) Early Learning...

Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College Earth Week: It’s a Small World

Emily Lockling (Fond du Lac and Leech Lake) Tribal College and University: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Major: Environmental Science Counting your chickens before they hatch, or in my case, buying your first set of luggage before a pandemic hit with...

From Surviving to Thriving: Sisseton Wahpeton College Fellows

LaVerne Whitebear (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux) Tribal College and University: Sisseton Wahpeton College Degree Major: Behavioral Science I am a 46-year old wife and mother of seven children, some grown and some not, and a first-generation college student. I have...

The Voices of Indigenous Visionaries: Highlights of the 2019-2020 Grant Year

Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Community Planning, Indigenous Visionaries, Student Success, Women’s Leadership

The Indigenous Visionaries program has worked with three Tribal Colleges and Universities for three years (2017 –...

Language and Culture: Gifts that Keep on Giving

Language and Culture: Gifts that Keep on Giving

Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs

by Kayla Dix, Salish Kootenai College Indigenous Visionary Native Women’s Leadership Fellow, Kathie Maiers, Salish...

Empowering Children with Special Needs — A Teacher’s Passion

Empowering Children with Special Needs — A Teacher’s Passion

Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs

By Joni Augare Connelly, Salish Kootenai College Indigenous Visionary Native Women’s Leadership Fellow, and Kathie...

The Voices of Indigenous Visionaries: Highlights of the 2019-2020 Grant Year

Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Community Planning, Indigenous Visionaries, Student Success, Women’s Leadership

The Indigenous Visionaries program has worked with three Tribal Colleges and Universities for three years (2017 –...

Language and Culture: Gifts that Keep on Giving

Language and Culture: Gifts that Keep on Giving

Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs

by Kayla Dix, Salish Kootenai College Indigenous Visionary Native Women’s Leadership Fellow, Kathie Maiers, Salish...

Empowering Children with Special Needs — A Teacher’s Passion

Empowering Children with Special Needs — A Teacher’s Passion

Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs

By Joni Augare Connelly, Salish Kootenai College Indigenous Visionary Native Women’s Leadership Fellow, and Kathie...