Indian Education for All: A Tribal College Perspective

In this article, the author states, that Montana's tribal colleges have always operated in accordance with the tenets of Indian Education for All (IEFA), and many include in their mission statements the advancement of their tribes' culture and traditions. The current challenge facing triba...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan 2006-11, Vol.88 (3), p.208-212
Main Author: Fox, Everall
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
American history
American Indian Culture
American Indian Education
American Indians
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Community Colleges
Cultural education
Cultural history
Culturally Relevant Education
Culture
Education
Educational Finance
Educational Legislation
Educational Quality
Elementary schools
Employment Opportunities
Federal Legislation
Higher education
History instruction
Indian culture
Indian Education for All
Language
Language history
Montana
Native Americans
Outreach Programs
Performance standards
Public schools
Secondary school curricula
Tribally Controlled Education
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Summary:In this article, the author states, that Montana's tribal colleges have always operated in accordance with the tenets of Indian Education for All (IEFA), and many include in their mission statements the advancement of their tribes' culture and traditions. The current challenge facing tribal colleges is to meet the demands of Montana's education community for accurate and appropriate information about tribes while still carrying out their own unique and specific functions. Furthermore, the author states, that tribal colleges were created as a response to demands for higher education opportunities in Native communities. Tribal colleges provide a high-quality education to their students and employment opportunities to tribal members, as well as sponsoring countless other community outreach programs, all the while operating on budgets that are stretched to the breaking point. Today, all seven of Montana's tribal colleges are fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Tribal colleges have become success stories unto themselves. (Contains 9 endnotes.)
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/003172170608800317