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Riding the J-Curve
The exponential growth of science programs at United Tribes Technical College through fifteen years of NSF support
Continue readingFinding Common Ground
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of their designation as land grant institutions, tribal colleges are working to strengthen relationships with their mainstream university partners.
Continue readingSharing the Wealth
Would adoption of a Universal Basic Income help America become a healthier, more equitable nation? Studying the impact of tribal per capita payments within reservation communities could help answer this question.
Continue readingAn Open Wound
An enormous open pit gold mine—now abandoned—is poisoning water flowing into the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana. Aaniiih Nakoda College, with support from the National Science Foundation, is establishing a research and policy center to monitor the impact and promote sound water policy.
Continue readingMore than Scholarships
Many people know that the American Indian College Fund provides financial support to students. Less well known are programs that promote undergraduate research and support faculty scholarship.
Continue readingCreating a Sustainable Energy Future
Tribal colleges are using solar, wind, and geothermal energy to power their campuses and training students for work in Green energy industries. Stronger economies and healthier environments will be the result.
Continue readingHealing the Land
Tribal researchers are studying the impact of mining and oil drilling on reservation lands—and working to repair the damage done
Continue readingFollowing a Path to Fluency
Educators on the Big Island of Hawaii are successfully rebuilding fluency in the Hawaiian language. A new report shows how tribal colleges and Native communities on the mainland can replicate their work.
Continue readingThe Transformative Power of Research
United Tribes Technical College’s new intertribal research center will promote food, energy, and water sustainability within Native communities across the northern Plains
Continue readingSovereignty by the Barrel?
Tribes sit on vast reserves of oil, coal, natural gas, and uranium. Is this a blessing or a curse?
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
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