Lummi Indian Reservation Case Study

Education has been a topic of controversy for many years now, and will continue to be for years to come. The modern American society is best defined by its education. A good part of the average person’s life is spent at school, going to school, and paying for school. However, even though education is so obviously very important, there are many groups in America that are getting shorted. The Native Americans are a key group that has struggled the most. The largest obstacle they face is lack of proper education. The standard educational practices being used for the instruction of Native American peoples are not effective. There are many pieces to this road-block, and many solutions. This can be rectified by having more culturally

The modern American society is best defined by its education. The “American dream” is founded on going to school, getting a good job, and becoming successful. Ironically, the actual native peoples of this country are actually the least likely to attain this dream. The largest obstacle they face is lack of proper education. The standard educational practices being used for the instruction of Native American peoples is not effective. There are many pieces to this road-block, and many solutions. This can be rectified by having more culturally aware teachers and parents, and by teaching the general population more about the Native American cultures.

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The first is the shattered relationship between the United States and the Native Americans. The main goal for our trip is to be respectful and understanding that some of the people on the reservation may not like us being there. We have to help foster a better relationship with the Native Americans. Ms. Hardie has stated that it is important that we act appropriately because the university has become close to the school as well as the reservation, and it will be difficult to rebuild the relationship if it is ever

On a warm February morning, I had the opportunity of interviewing someone who has heavily influenced the Choctaw Nation and as a result changed multiple communities throughout southeastern Oklahoma. That person was former chief of the Choctaw Nation, Greg Pyle. Greg Pyle was born in California, but moved to Oklahoma later in his childhood. He was heavily influenced by his father who never went to college, but read him books about business, which led him to obtain a bachelors in business, and a minor in psychology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Despite having several achievements, including being assistant chief for thirteen years, principle chief for seventeen, and being inducted into the Oklahoma hall of fame, Mr. Pyle had a gentle, humble, and a family minded persona.

School and education was a big topic in Sherman Alexie’s, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, as the author reflects his personal life story into the protagonists’ story in the book. In the novel, Junior is a teenage kid who loves to read, but every time he goes to school in the Spokane reservation, he notices the poor education that is offered. From unmotivated teachers, to using the same textbook his own mother used to use, he knew he would end up like everyone else at the reservation, depressed, having low paying jobs, not motivated to make a change in the world. In order to be able to go to college, he knew he had to study at a high school outside of his reservation, because he would not have the education the college demanded if he stayed. During his years at the new high school away from his home, he missed a lot of school days due to funerals and ceremonies he had to attend back in his reservation. Even if Junior understood that, going to college might be difficult to do so if he was going to be attending the events at his reservation, he knew he was able to go to college from the education he gained at the new high school he attended. Similar to the article by Guillory and Wolverton, Junior, or Alexie, were able to attend college because of the high school transfer, which gained them higher quality education. Something not many Native American teenagers have the opportunity to do so, or the self-motivation, as they are still, more than likely, accepting

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Calloway’s book is widely regarded as a respected first source for American Indian History. He recounts the historical events as they happened in a way that allows the reader to transport themselves into the narrative and have a true sense of what it must have been like for the Native American people during this time. He remains objective throughout the book while providing a comprehensive understanding of American Indian History.

What are challenges faced by native american children in reservation schools today,according to Maxwell? How is the Morongo school used as an example to show how these challenges can be addressed?

I am a Native American male. I am from the Lummi Nation Tribe, but was raised on the Nooksack Indian reservation. My father is the one who raised me. He is an ex-convict who has no income of his own, and never graduated high school. We make rent and pay our bills thanks to support from my grandparents and our tribal assistance. My father is also an ex-drug addict, so he has to attend a methadone clinic every morning to kill his crave for drugs. He is also now an alcoholic, and has been for about two to three years off and on. This is not what has shaped me. Even though he has not been a role model for me I have set my own goals in life. My grandparents both have led decently successful lives, but I do not believe they are the ones who have

Cheryl Crazy Bull has a firm focus on the important role of Native American education in creating self-determination for Native American peoples. “Our mission is to promote indigenous self-determination and knowledge through education. Self-determination means choice, access, and control over human and natural resources.” Crazy Bull also believes in fostering community links and in the reclamation of Native research by Native peoples. Tribal schools and their partners at other colleges should be utilizing research, not simply to gain status for themselves, but to reinvigorate the community. Research should be utilized to re-invigorate Native languages and cultural practices. Knowledge should not be horded, but shared with the community

The rebirth of D-Q University describes how none of the leaders of the American tribal college movement and one of the nation’s 34 tribal colleges faced financial difficulties, accreditation challenges resulting in the college being faced with the decision whether to close its doors or not. Leadership failure to reach Indian students before the accreditation was revoked is thought to be a primary issue creating low student enrollment. We will discuss background, issues, analysis, and make recommendations addressing the leadership failures in the areas of power structures, leadership, systems thinking, organizational culture, and ethics impacting the college ability to re-open its doors to the Indian

Indigenous people of the United States have fought to have The Navajo Nation acknowledge as being sovereign which we have our own government, nation, culture, ability to tax, and etc. When the multicultural era happened instead of recognizing us as a sovereign nation we were looked upon as being beneath Western society. The Navajo Nation exerts their sovereignty by teaching and practicing our native language, using artifacts in our daily lives, and our stories. Native Americans need to make a change through indigenizing Universities to have our culture and beliefs respected, need to create a safe place that supports our Dine teachings, support others using institutions, develop and talk about relevant information. The current materials out

As well as being a leader at her own school, Cheryl is a leader in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, which helps oversee school policies for thirty four tribal colleges and universities in North America. The AIHEC was founded in 1973 and continues to develop measures with which to gage school and student success and programs to promote self-determination and effective life and learning skills for students. Crazy Bull has created various surveys for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to help schools create more effective research programs. She has also utilized her time with the AIHEC to foster cultural collaboration between tribal schools and the communities they serve by bringing elders and students together.

The preamble of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the Forest Rights Act or FRA) states that the Act was passed to undo the “historical injustice” committed against the forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in the forests for centuries, but whose rights could not be recorded. It becomes imperative to understand the legal institutional structure of the Indian government to better understand the decision making capabilities in regards to forests in India. There are so many legalities and so many laws that are in place that it is a complex affair to understand how law operates. With so many laws passed at different point of time and space it is tough to really enforce these laws with them contradicting each other. For example according to one law (Indian Forest Act), the forests fall under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Environment and Forests, making forests property of the Indian government and in another law (Forest Rights Act), the nodal agency is Ministry of Tribal Affairs and indigenous people are also considered as a part