Tag: American Indian/Native American: Page 15

Students

Science Revolution in Minority Communities

Students and science educators will gather later this month for the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos…

October 18, 2006

Students

Districts Start Indian Education For All Implementation

HELENA, Mont. Indian Education for All is a state law passed in 1999 that requires Montana schools to teach all students about the state’s American Indian tribes and reservations.

October 8, 2006

Students

Science Revolution in Minority Communities Theme of SACNAS Conference

Students and science educators will gather later this month for the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference held in Tampa, Fla. Pertinent to a much talked-about issue – the theme of this year’s conference is “Science Revolution in Minority Communities: What Progress Have We Made?”

September 23, 2006

Native Americans

Research Round-up: Special Curriculum for Indian-American Youth; School is Fun Despite the Costs; Black Women and Hypertension

A new, school-based curriculum developed in partnership with the University of Washington aims to help reduce cardiovascular disease among American-Indian youth; more than half of American adults age 25 to 60 would like to continue their education; a subgroup of Black women may be at higher risk for developing hypertension due to racism.

September 3, 2006

Native Americans

Tribes Find Teaching Is Last Hope

As time treks through Indian country, the words of ancient songs and sacred rituals crumble under…

August 23, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Female Lawyers Of Color Jumping Ship From Big Firms, Study Says

HONOLULU An American Indian attorney is asked where she keeps her tomahawk. White male partners look past a Black lawyer, assuming she is clerical staff. An Asian attorney is called a “dragon lady” when she asserts herself.

August 6, 2006

Students

New Course to Help Teachers

Prospective teachers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon be able to learn the subtle and…

July 12, 2006

Students

New Course To Help Teachers Relate To American Indian Students

Prospective teachers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon be able to learn the subtle and sometimes striking differences between American Indian students and their classmates.

June 21, 2006

Native Americans

Indian Court Recognizes Descendants of Black Freedmen

The descendants of freed slaves who joined the Cherokee Indian tribe in the 1800s must be recognized as citizens of the tribe, the Cherokee Nation’s highest court has ruled…

March 12, 2006

Students

Sloan Grant Helps Recruit American Indian Grad Students to the University of Arizona

A three-year grant program aimed at helping recruit more American Indian graduate students to the University of Arizona’s science and engineering programs has helped, administrators say…

March 5, 2006

Sports

NCAA: Mississippi College Can Keep Choctaws Nickname

The NCAA has ruled that Mississippi College will be allowed to keep its Choctaws nickname without fear of penalty because a local tribe has endorsed its use…

February 22, 2006

Sports

University of North Dakota President Says Nickname Fight Goes On

University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella says the school’s fight to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname has gone too far to quit now…

February 6, 2006