Native America Calling

Monday, February 2, 2015 – Obama’s Community College Plan

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President Obama proposed a plan last month to provide two years of community college free to students who earn good grades and graduate on time. Tribal colleges would be included in this plan. What would two years of free college mean for Native American and Alaska Native students? How useful is community college in building a successful career? Is it the best way for young people to move in to the middle class?

Guests:

Dr. Leander “Russ” McDonald (Dakota/Arikara) president of United Tribes Technical College

Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota) president of the American Indian College Fund

Bill Mendoza (Sicangu and Oglala Lakota) – executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education

 

 

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 – History Curriculum Fights

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Last week students in Colorado walked out of class to protest proposed changes in their district’s history curriculum. A nine-member panel of the Jefferson County School board reviewed the Advanced Placement History curriculum and suggests changes, such as “materials should promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and benefits of the free enterprise system, respect for authority and respect for individual rights.” This isn’t the only case of controversy of history curriculum. In 2010, controversial changes in the social studies curriculum were approved in Texas. Where does teaching about Native American history fit into proposed curriculum changes across the US? What would you like to see taught in history classes? Should history classes be the same across the US?

Guests:

Matene Wanna Jerome  (Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Dakota Sioux) – high school student in the Jefferson County School District and his mother Stephanie Jerome  (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)

Layha Spoonhunter  (Eastern Shoshone/ Northern Arapaho/Oglala Lakota) – student at Idaho State University

Ahniwake Rose  (Cherokee) – Executive Director, National Indian Education Association

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