She eventually transferred to Fort Peck Community College, a tribal college on the reservation, where she learned about language and culture from an elder in her community. “That really made me ...

(Antonio Ibarra-Olivares, Missoulian) Ramey Growing Thunder, who is Dakota and a Diné descendant, remembers the culture shock she felt while attending Dawson Community College in Glendive, about 120 ...

While a few Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) had sprung up around the country — including Blackfeet Community College and Fort Peck Community College in Montana — the institutions teetered on ...