Winter 2005, Volume 20, Number 1

Education for Successful Careers
Native Students Reach for Tomorrow
by Debra Jenkins
Montana students participate in an exciting program that supports their educational progress.

Native Voices in the Galleries
by Genevieve Simermeyer
The National Museum of the American Indian offers a unique approach to learning about Native cultures.

Distance Learning for Native Teaching Paraprofessionals
by Nicole Adams
Teacher paraprofessionals gain support in meeting their educational and career goals.

High School to College and Beyond
by Kerry R. Venegas
Hopi students maintain cultural connections while pursuing higher education.

Careers in Criminal Justice: A Native Perspective
Interview by Barbra Wakshul
Enid Conley, Arawak, shares her views on the fi eld of criminal justice.

Graduate Horizons
by W. James Honaberger
Graduate Horizons helps Native students gain admission to premier graduate programs.

Health and the Environment
Integrating Culture and Science
by Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer, Teresa Cohn and Susan Ewing
Young people learn respect for tribal water resources.

Bringing Renewable Energy to the Classroom
by John Horst
Tribal college teachers, leaders and interns learn about renewable energy options.

Arts & Resources
Heeding the Collective Wisdom of Native Women
A Review of Every Day is a Good Day by Wilma Mankiller
by Nicole Adams
Wilma Mankiller highlights Native women who demonstrate wisdom, strength, compassion and leadership.

Four Souls
by Louise Erdrich
A Review by Kristen Carpenter and Thatcher Wine
Louis Erdrich offers a contemporary story of American Indian loss, recovery, and revitalization.

Rediscovering Pocahontas
An Interview with Paula Allen Gunn
by Barbara Sorensen
Paula Allen Gunn explains the importance of learning about Pocahontas from an Algonquin perspective.