So You Think You Hired an American Indian

Authors

• David Cornsilk, Cherokee, Genealogist, Nationalist, Consultant
• Dean Flechs, Cherokee, Director of Multicultural Affairs and Equity, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Mary Lee Johns, Minneconjou Lakota, Consultant to Army Corp of Engineers
• Helen Long Soldier, Sicangu Lakota, Education Specialist, Multi-Cultural Affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

October 2001

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This session will focus on the importance of ethnic identity as it pertains to American Indians. Most predominantly white institutions of higher education do not verify the self¬reported ethnicity of faculty, staff or students. Most tribally controlled institutions require documentation through enrollment/other proof How do universities verify Indian identity?