Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Series Foreword, Bruce A. Jones. Introduction, Linda Sue Warner and Gerald E. Gipp.; PART I: OUR HISTORY. The Story of AIHEC, David M. Gipp. Tribal Colleges and Universities: Supporting the Revitalization in Indian Country, Wayne J. Stein. Montana Tribal Colleges, James Shanley,. Growth by Degrees, Douglas Clement. The Implementation of a World Indigenous Accreditation Authority, Ray Barnhardt.; PART II: CULTURE AND TRADITION. Understanding American Indian Cultures, Richard Littlebear. World View and Cultural Behaviors: Strategies and Resources Determination in the Tribal Academy, Rosemary Ackley Christensen.; PART III: LEADERSHIP. Indigenous Governance, Linda Sue Warner and Kathryn Harris Tijerina. Oklahoma Tribal College Expansion: Later than Sooner Comanche Nation College, John W. Tippeconnic III. Student Retention Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities and Strategies for Improvement, Robin Williams and Cornel Pewewardy. Leadership in American Indian Higher Education, Gerald E. Gipp.; PART IV: OUR FUTURE. Succession of the Tribal College Presidency, Phil Baird. The Role of the Tribal College Journal in the Tribal College Movement, Marjane Ambler and Paul Boyer. Technology at the TCUs, Carrie L. Billy and Al Kuslikis. Tribal Colleges and Universities: From Where We Are to Where We Might Go, Cheryl Crazybull.