Author Archives: Cheryl

About Cheryl

Sicangu Lakota, mother, grandmother, partner, good relative, tribal educator, writer, quilter

In Appreciation of My Journey

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Cheryl

Yesterday as we drove away from our home in the coastal northwest, homelands of the Xwlemi, we felt a poignant sadness that we would not see the faces of our friends everyday. We will see them later. As we visited, I thought about the journey that I am on. When I was a young woman, […]

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Celebrating AIHEC’s 40th Anniversary

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Cheryl

Tribal college presidents and our central office staff along with colleagues from our institutions gathered this week on the Standing Rock Nation at our annual summer retreat. This is a time when we discuss important priorities of the colleges that we don’t get to spend as much time on during our other gatherings. A special […]

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Finding Our Place in the Urban Sun

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Cheryl

Getting to know the new place that we will be moving to has been part of the last few days. Having enjoyed a road trip that led us through the Indian country of the Northwest and Plateau Tribes, we are now exploring the Rocky Mountains and the foothills and plains that lie to their east. […]

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Journey West Begins

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Cheryl

We have been on a road trip travelling from the sea level homelands of the Lummi and Coast Salish people to the homeland of the Utes, Comanches, Arapahoes and others of the high plains. Alex and I drove our Chrysler 300 which still runs well with close to 150,000 miles on, like an old horse, […]

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Reflections on a man of the people, John Trudell

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Cheryl

My niece graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts last week. John Trudell spoke at their graduation and it reminded that I had this piece that was shared on the NWIC home page. Northwest Indian College was honored to host the noted Indian activist and artist, John Trudell on April 25. John is a […]

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Mother’s Day Lessons

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Cheryl

All of us have lots of loving words for our mothers. Those women who give birth to us and those who raise us. Many of us have deep connections to our mothers, aunties and grandmothers. Others of us live with a heartbreaking void where mothering is supposed to be. My mom always said she was […]

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Educators’ opportunities with Indian Businesses

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Cheryl

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is a great organization that builds capacity, networking and business opportunities for tribal businesses. For over 25 years, NCAIED has hosted the Reservation Economic Summit (RES), most of that time in Las Vegas, I don’t recall if it has been every year but it is a […]

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