Spring 2005, Volume 20, Number 2

Careers and Leadership
Breaking Through
Women Leaders in Engineering and Education
by Barbara Sorensen
Three Native women offer unique insight on what it means to be a leader.

Dream More, Become More
Three Stories of Native Leadership
by Nicole Adams
Three contemporary Native leaders discuss how their achievements have mobilized others to make the world a better place for Indian people..

Samson Occum
18th Century Leader in Indian Education and Politics
by Thatcher Wine and Kristen Carpenter
Against all odds, an 18th century Mohegan named Samson Occum championed equality for Native people through education.

The Test of Real Leadership
by Jerry Elliott
NASA physicist and AISES founder Jerry Elliott outlines key points to achieving and embodying leadership.

The Indigenous Factor
Successful Businesses and a Healthier World
by Don Trent Jacobs
Inclusion of indigenous people and their values could help redirect companies toward positive outcomes.

Education
In a Single Generation
The Promise of Early Colleges
by Linda Campbell and Keith Egawa
Early colleges may enhance retention and graduation rates and launch college careers for Native youth.

New Era Emerges for American Indian Law Students
by Richard Walker
Doors are opening to increase the numbers of Native lawyers throughout the country.

Wabanaki Wigwams
Traditional Knowledge Through Mathematics
by Tod L. Shockey
A two-week, hands-on project for middle school children draws connections between mathematics and Wabanaki culture and exposes students to traditional knowledge and valuable lessons of tolerance.

Health and the Environment
Life After Disability
by Shonali Burke
Native Americans with disabilities find new directions with help from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation.

AISES News
The Wind Beneath His Wings
A Tribute to Bow Lane
by Mary Hill
AISES and Winds of Change bid farewell to Bow Lane, beloved wife, mother, Elder and friend.