Share Paper: Organizational Prerogatives within Tribal Colleges of the Upper Midwest

  1. R. Lester Walsh, Valley City State University, United States
  2. Karla Witt, Oglala Lakota College, United States
  3. Lane Azure, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, United States
  4. Myron Eighmy, North Dakota State University, United States
Wednesday, October 29 2:00-2:30 PM Salon 824

Abstract: The organization and administration of Tribal Colleges in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota stand as an example of historical perseverance. Traditional and time-honored styles of influence coexist with the modern modes of governance. The dichotomous context between systemic beliefs and conventional wisdom mandates that those ignorant of the intricacies of the First Nations of the upper Midwest bivouac outside the cultural circle. Lupton (2007) related that only the invited can begin to perceive the parallels of mitakuye oyasin. The tribal colleges are the gatekeepers of the cultural flame, yet the plains nations must negotiate the hidden curriculum of the ...