Varying Viewpoints Podcast: “Resisting Colonial Racist Behaviors at Tribal Colleges”

Aug 11, 2021 | College Fund in the News

Varying Viewpoints Podcast: "Resisting Colonial Racist Behaviors at Tribal Colleges"
Varying Viewpoints Podcast: "Resisting Colonial Racist Behaviors at Tribal Colleges"

In this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series by Proctor Institute, Leah Hollis, Visiting Scholar there, interviewed Joseph Angel de Soto, a STEM Professor at Diné College, a tribal college in Tsaile, Arizona.

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