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Searching for a Free Press in Indian Country: Are tribally controlled media...
Too many tribal governments do not support a free press, argues Sherrole Benton. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting can be a model for tribes seeking publicly funded, yet editorially independent...
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Pocahontas as a Traitor: For one child, the story of Pocahontas inspired...
The author recounts her introduction to Pocahontas and further study later. "As I read the many historical documents, dissertations, literary analyses and essays about Pocahontas and her life story, I...
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Building Dreams on the High Ground
Although the buffalo no longer roam freely and gardening is much more difficult since the Garrison Dam project flooded prime farming land, the Three Affiliated Tribes recently found new hope for...
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The Pow-Wow: Going Home
Pow-wows have always been important to me. Native American students who are grounded in their traditional culture see the pow-wow as a way to find inner balance after spending a long stretch of time in...
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Grand Entry: A New Ceremony Derived From the Old West
The author traces the history of the Grant Entry tradition and reflects on her own evolving support for it as deserving "a respectable place in our history and culture." The post Grand Entry: A New...
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Menominee and Maya: Indigenous cultures and their forests inspire and support...
The Mayan people of Belize came to Wisconsin to learn about "forest gardening" from some of the world's best teachers - the Menominee. The post Menominee and Maya: Indigenous cultures and their forests...
View ArticleOneida Lives: Long-Lost Voice of the Wisconsin Oneidas
Edited by Herbert S. Lewis With the Assistance of L. Gordon McLester III University of Nebraska Press (2005), 425 pages ISBN 0-8032-8043-2, $29.95 Review by Sherrole Benton Oneida Lives is a collection...
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Crossing the Digital Divide: College of Menominee Nation uses technology to...
At the College of Menominee Nation, instructors, students, and elders are using technology to restore language. The post Crossing the Digital Divide: College of Menominee Nation uses technology to...
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Educating Students, Transforming Communities: Tribal colleges bridge gap from...
Tribal colleges not only educate individual students, but also promote positive economic impact across reservations and regions. The post Educating Students, Transforming Communities: Tribal colleges...
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Lighting the Way: Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Serves as a Beacon...
Following the ravages of colonization and territorial loss, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has striven to develop an institution that serves as a gathering place and as a bastion of culture and...
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