SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Indians play minor league baseball in a quaint stadium built in 1958 on the east side of this former timber town. But the Indians have made major news by accomplishing a cultural feat that has been lost on the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Redskins and the University of Illinois.The Spokane [...]
Archive for September 3rd, 2007
Baseball team does right by tribe (Sun Times News Group)
Posted in Mascots, Sports, Team Names on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
NAS Program sees new director, new hope (The Norman Transcript)
Posted in Education on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Oklahoma’s Native American Studies Program has a new director this year, and with it, a new vision for the future.
“Right now, I see my job primarily as being the cheerleader for this program,” Dr. Joe Watkins said. “It has such potential.”
Watkins started as the director in July, following the retirement of the [...]
Indian Education Summit: Strategies for helping students get ahead (SD Dept of Education)
Posted in Culture, Education on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
PIERRE, S.D.- A Regional Indian Education Summit, titled “Our Voice. Your Voice. One Voice.”, will be held Sept. 19-21 at the Ramkota in Rapid City. A lineup of national and local experts will discuss strategies related to student achievement, language and culture, and teacher recruitment and retention in Indian Country.
“Native American students account for nearly [...]
