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tDward collage ins(ruebhn, perad feelii about attendam a dlege, and
sWy ski'@% When Hmww& Jaeobr (1892) surveyed Amsrican lndimn wllege
students attending the annual Ametimn Indian Scisna, and Engineering SocMy
they fiwnd adequate PaOaIbn in acadamii a rm was W imwiant to the
SMantr. Studants~rorsmm~~~~mamadIw~guidnee
and cmmelbq ((Howe & h, 1992). Vaab (1983) lnnrd Iha( Nai
students, as a gmup, -similar pmpfms aboul aspaaa oftheir dlege
experianclrj thal balgeanded pqlram boundaries, which sat lhesa mtr'
perraptims apml fmm lhs of non-NaW audents.
Cppeit (1909) pmvided a desaWa of 'wm!am ~~ of
Iradiiona!+eseIvaWn AmiCBn Indians. He deacrited lhe bxditbnal reservation
Indian as one who had: 1) a no ruah atmuds in raspel to time; 2) strcq valw
such s sham 'a reh man is me who givas w i n g he oms away" cp
qwalim and gmup membership: 3) beliefs in rpififual- of illnassas and
prWms; 4) high Rpard and concern for famb (which includes me anlire
community); and 5) me who placed a h'w mspel and value on gmup dynama.
Whi his pmntsli0ns pmvidsd some insight into Wve idwbgy and
wafdvaws. Owit's (f 989) wxk brings altenlion lo an impa(ant issue, the issue
ofncilllsmlwvm.
Oaaralirafionr O f c h s r a can ~ bs mislaken as an mpasaing
deacr'p6on of'a!P -1 pew+w, which !e& lo misinfamed skmlyps
FumPle,ndaU~~~livemrererves.~ollhorematdothsa