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Sharing Your Culture in the Workplace
November is National Native American Heritage Month. This is a time to recognize and celebrate the history of your tribe and the Indigenous people of Turtle Island. The workplace is wonderful opportunity to share your culture and educate others about Native traditions. Here are a few ways to do just that.
Create or Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) -
How to Stay True to Your Native Culture at College
Going to college is a big deal, and every newcomer to higher education wants to grow, succeed, and graduate. An increasing number of Native American college students are no longer first generation, and organizations like AISES are committed to promoting increased access, equity, and inclusion. Completion rates for Native students still lag behind those of other students. Academic observers continue to emphasize the need to move “beyond the asterisk” — a reference to the frequent use of this symbol (*) in enrollment data to indicate that Native students were too few to be counted.