"Niitsitapiiysinni" -- To Be Blackfoot: The Resilient Spirit of Red Crow Community College

Autor/inn/en	Mickey Vallee; Mary Weasel Fat; Samantha Fox
Titel	"Niitsitapiiysinni" -- To Be Blackfoot: The Resilient Spirit of Red Crow Community College
Quelle	In: Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 35 (2024) 4 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5505
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Community Colleges; Tribally Controlled Education; Minority Serving Institutions; Canada Natives; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Educational Facilities; School Construction; Tribes; Educational Facilities Design; College Presidents; Administrator Characteristics; Administrator Role; Self Concept; Cultural Maintenance; Reservation American Indians; American Indian History; Self Advocacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Bildungsstätte; Schulbau; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Selbstkonzept; Selbstbehauptung
Abstract	On October 20, 2023, Red Crow Community College ("Mikaisto") board of governors, elders, staff, and students made their grand entry into their long-awaited new campus. This marked a new era for adult education on the Kainai First Nation Blood Tribe, in Stand Off, Alberta, Canada. The college's former campus was located at St. Mary's Residential School and was destroyed during a fire in 2015. As president of the college, Weasel Fat wants the youth to see the new campus as a vision of hope for a better future. Some unique features of the building are Blackfoot signage, artwork by Blackfoot artists, an elders lounge, a ceremonial room, gym, exercise room, daycare, cafeteria, and student lounge. The institution is a testament to Indigenous resilience. At the heart of the college's Niitsitapi values and strategic direction is the promotion of Blackfoot education, echoing the efforts of Chief Red Crow during the seminal Treaty 7 negotiations. This undertaking has been beneficial on an immense scale, touching lives, reshaping worlds, and redefining relationships with the land. This narrative of self-reliance and honoring Blackfoot values is among the powerful lessons imparted to Red Crow students as they learn to navigate and overcome challenges. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/2/04