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Native Education and Economic Development
The North Central region is home to the majority of Tribal Colleges and Universities and includes many reservations. These communities face many challenges related to educational access, economic development and community health, yet across Indian Country exciting new initiatives bring hope to people at the same time they build assets. The NCRCRD is committed to supporting these efforts, as well as to providing opportunities for the Tribal colleges and universities and 1862 state Land-Grants to learn from each other and identify strategies to work together. Harriet Skype, vice president for Inter-Tribal Programs at United Tribes Technical College sits on the NCRCRD Board of Directors and provides guidance to the Center as we pursue this work.
Resources
- Emery, Mary and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development with support from the Ford Foundation and CSREES. 2008. From Ripples to Waves: The Rural Community College Initiative to Build New Partnerships in Support of America's Rural Communities (RRD 190). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/pubs/contents/190.htm.
- Best Practices Briefing Papers on Tribal College programs based on two workshops sponsored by the NCRCRD and FALCON
- Community and Household Gardening Best Practices (PDF format, 229 kb)
- Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Best Practices (PDF format, 118 kb)
- North Central Regional Center for Rural Development with support from The National Rural Funders Collaborative and USDA-CSREES. 2007. Rebuilding Hope, Reclaiming History and Culture, Restoring Health: Stories of Success from Tribal and Native-Serving Colleges (RRD 187). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/pubs/contents/187.htm
- Bregendahl, Corry and Cornelia Flora. 2003. Native American Business Participation in E-Commerce: An Assessment of Technical Assistance and Training Needs (RRD 185). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/pubs/contents/185.htm
- Emery, Mary, Milan Wall, Corry Bregendahl and Cornelia Flora. 2006. "Economic Development in Indian Country: Redefining Success." Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy. http://www.ojrrp.org/issues/2006/04/index.html
- "A Driver for Economic Development in Indian Country." eXtension. http://www.extension.org/pages/A_Driver_for_Economic_Development_in_Indian_Country
Links
- FALCON (First Americans Land-grant College Organization & Network)
http://stemrc.aihec.org/FALCON/default.aspx - National Rural Funders Collaborative
http://www.nrfc.org
- White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Address List
http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-tclist.html
North
Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Iowa State University
107 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
(515) 294-8321, (515) 294-3180 fax
For questions, comments or concerns about the NCRCRD website, contact .
Last updated January 28, 2008