tribal college
Native American institution
A tribal college is a college or university in the United States established by and for Native American tribes, typically located on or near reservations.
These institutions combine standard academic programs with Native American cultural education, language preservation, and community development.
Most are two-year colleges, though some offer four-year degrees: She earned her associate's degree at a tribal college before transferring to a state university.
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- communityCollective of connected people
heritage · tradition · elder · talking circle · oral tradition · native language · ceremony · sweat lodge · medicine wheel · land-grant · Navajo · powwow · drumming · beadwork · dream catcher · self-determination · two-year · associate degree
tribal collegestate university
Government-funded higher education institution
public university · flagship university · land-grant university · private university · boarding school
tribal collegeresearch university
Institution combining teaching and scholarship
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