Indigenous higher education – Indian Country Today

ByAlyssa R. Elliott

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Tribal schools and universities are valuable institutions on Indigenous lands. There are 32 TCUs all-around the nation – the initial a person started in 1968 as the Navajo Community College. Hollie Mackey is the executive director for the White Residence Initiative on Advancing Academic Equity, Excellence, and Financial Chance for Native Us citizens and Strengthening Tribal Faculties and Universities.

The University of Minnesota’s initial senior director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations is retiring. From the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Tadd Johnson is an legal professional. He served in the tribal court process for additional than 30 yrs. He was instrumental in the development of a master’s method of Tribal Administration and Federal government. Before this 7 days, he mirrored on his job as a tribal lawyer.