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Fall 1999, Volume 14, Number 4
Education
& Traditional Knowledge
Education,
Traditional Knowledge and the Indian Future
Native
American educator, author and philosopher Vine Deloria, Jr. discusses
education, traditional knowledge and the Indian future.
by Richard Simonelli
The
Holistic Medicine Wheel: An Indigenous Model of Teaching and Learning
Indian
professor Cornel Pewewardy discusses how the Medicine Wheel can
be used as a model of transformational leadership in indigenous
education.
by Cornel Pewewardy
Opening
Doors: the Summer Institute in Computer Science
Native
Americans from across the country spend six weeks studying computer
science at the University of California, Irvine, exploring the technological
workforce and establishing mentoring relationships with business
professionals.
by Barbara Sorensen
Careers
& Business
Forecast
for the Future: Telecommunications
Career
opportunities are opening up throughout Indian Country as a result
of changes within the telecommunications field.
Engineering
in the New Century: Career Trends
Engineering
students and professionals must adapt to rapidly changing technology.
by Robert Whitman
Census
2000: The Politics of Numbers
Major
changes in the design of the U.S. census have serious implications
for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
by Ted Jojola
HUD
Comes to Dance
Through positive, proactive initiatives, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) is increasing home ownership on tribal
lands.
by Candace Tangye
Health
& the Environment
Native
Americans in the Health
Professions
Dr.
George Blue Spruce, Jr., current president of the Society of American
Indian Dentists, encourages Indian people to pursue careers in his
profession.
American
Indian Trailblazer: Dr.
George Blue Spruce
Interview
by Jane Westberg
Uranium
Past and Present Haunts Lives of Indigenous Peoples: Conference
explores international impacts
Indigenous
communities continue to suffer health effects from mining contamination;
many are fighting for their lives.
by Patricia Walsh
Books
& Resources
Creating
Community Through Storytelling:
An Interview with Leslie Marmon Silko
Leslie
Marmon Silko describes how storytelling has sustained a sense of
community among Native people.
by Jane Westberg and Barbara Sorensen
A
Voice of the People, Everett "Soop on Wheels"
A
controversial cartoonist on the Blood Reserve in Canada candidly
shares his life's story in Sandy Greer's documentary Soop on
Wheels.
Review by Chip Livingston
Departments
Into
the Wind
News
from AISES
Employment
Classifieds
Résumé
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to the Editor
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