Forty Years of Nation Building—Sharing TCU Stories of Success and Challenge
August 7–11, 2013, Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort, Santa Fe, NM

As part of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s (AIHEC) celebration of 40 years of TRIBAL higher education and Tribal Nation Building, and in preparation for the next 40 years, AIHEC is convening a four-day conference for Tribal Colleges and Universities and our organizational partners to discuss and explore key issues related to Tribal Nation Building: maintaining traditional language, culture and homelands; achieving personal, family, and community well-being and educational growth; upholding our sovereignty through good public policy and sound leadership; and establishing vital and sustainable tribal economies. The four-day series of meetings and workshops, held at the Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort near Santa Fe, New Mexico, will bring together TCU presidents, faculty and staff, federal agency representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private sector stakeholders to advance our collective efforts to build and sustain Sovereign Nations through TRIBAL higher education. Activities will include plenary sessions, planning meetings, research and other presentations, and range of professional development workshops and sessions.

Conference strands include:

Student Success
Leadership and Professional Development
Institutional Research and Data Management (AIHEC AIMS & IPEDS)
Native Language and Culture
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs
TRIBAL Higher Education: National Tribal University; Accreditation; Blueprint for TRIBAL education
Community Behavioral Health
Health Information Technology Workforce Development
Sustainable Communities: Economic and Sustainable Development
Institutional Financial Stability: Investing, Budgeting and Policy Implications

Who Should Attend:

TCU Presidents
Chief Academic Officers and others in Leadership Positions at TCUs
STEM, Native Language/Culture Faculty
Behavioral Health Staff and Student Support Staff
Institutional Researchers and Data Collectors
Key Partners from Foundations, Federal Agencies, and the Private Sector

If your organization/agency is committed to Tribal Nation Building and you seek to develop or strengthen a working relationship with AIHEC and the nation’s TCU, we invite you to join us. Organizations may identify a specific topic, strand, or component of the conference that you might sponsor.

Contact:

Al Kuslikis, AIHEC: 703.838.0400 x121 akuslikis@aihec.org
Carrie Billy, AIHEC: 703.838.0400 x110 cbilly@aihec.org

The North Dakota Humanities Council has a nice article about the Lakȟól’iyapi Wahóȟpi  – Lakota Language Nest in English – that is part of the Lakota Language Education Action Program at Sitting Bull College.

Perhaps an indication of how comfortable the children are is use of Lakota is in their own little conversations. Two of the children, a boy and a girl are playing with Legos. They began to argue over a few choice bricks in their construction. The boy wants a brick that the girl is already using. As he reaches for it he says in English, “That’s mine!” She retorts in Lakota, “Šni! Šni! Héčé šni! No, don’t do that!” and keeps her brick.

 
Read the article here.

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