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Davis, Tom – Tribal College Journal, 2001
States that Helen Scheirbeck has been an educational advocate for American Indians in Washington D.C. and in various academic settings since the late 1960s. Reports that, in particular, she pushed for change in political and bureaucratic processes and attitudes to help American Indians exercise more sovereignty over their educational institutions.…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indians, Community Control, Consciousness Raising