Table of Contents
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Tribal Leader Perspectives
The Honorable Ernie Lovato, Governor, Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico by JoAnn Melchor – The first in a series of essays and interviews with contemporary American Indian leaders about education and economic development.
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Guest Commentary
Bring Our People Home by Richard Fairbanks – On the need for new place-based economic development strategies to lure our graduate students home. Note: Richard “Dick” Fairbanks is White Earth Chippewa is currently on special leave from Sandia National Laboratories where he is a human resource manager. He has been there since 1979, and is now based at the University of New Mexico facilitating business development for American Indian Tribes.
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The Career Vision Quest
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Council of One Hundred Update
by Perry Horse – Career planning begins with a vision for oneself and builds on education, experience, and wise choices among many options and opportunities.
Giants and Little People by Vine Deloria – A call for information from those who want to hear some real stories about the long ago in Native America.
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Healing — A Native Perspective
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AIGC NEWS
by Phil Lane, Sr. – (Yankton Sioux 100 Group)
A new feature about the activities of AIGC staff and related current events.
When asked what he would do if he won the lottery, John immediately answered, “I would make sure that each of my grandchildren have enough to complete their college education.”
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The American Indian Graduate