Janine Pease
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Born | Janine Windy Boy MacArthur Fellowship |
Janine Pease is an American educator and Native American advocate. She is the founding president of the Little Big Horn College as well as the past president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and director of the American Indian College Fund. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education and the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Advisory Council.[1] She has also served as a trustee of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.[2]
Pease (then Janine Windy Boy) was the lead plaintiff in a voting rights litigation against Big Horn County (Windy Boy v. Big Horn County), the result of which was a
Early life and education
Pease is a member of the
Career
Pease has worked for the Governor's Commission on Youth Involvement and in 1975 she served as the Director of the Crow tribe's Adult and Continuing Education Program. She was part of the Crow Central Education Commission and helped to establish the first Crow Indian educational authority, which provided for the education of tribe members on and off the reservation. Pease taught
Pease is interested in revitalization of the Crow language.[7][8]
Recognition
Pease is the recipient of several prestigious awards and honors including the
She is the recipient of several honorary doctorates
Bibliography
- The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) (ISBN 978-1-933316-33-8[introduction]
- Native Spirit: The Sun Dance Way (ISBN 978-1-933316-27-7[contributor]
- Native Spirit and The Sun Dance Way DVD (World Wisdom, 2007)
- The Spirit of Indian Women (ISBN 978-0-941532-87-7
- Light on the Indian World: The Essential Writings of Charles Eastman (ISBN 978-0-941532-30-3[introduction]
References
- ^ Voting Rights Act, South Dakota Hearing
- ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Janine Pease". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Janine Pease: Life and Work
- ^ a b c Jahrig, Gary (1999). "The 100 Most Influential Montanans of the Century. 37. Janine Pease-Pretty On Top". Missoulian. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Dr. Janine Pease". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Janine Pease, Reservation college springs from former welfare mother's love of education". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- Indian Country Today Media Network. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Pease-Pretty on Top, Janine. "Native American Language Immersion" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ ACLU of Montana Honors Journalist, Community Advocates with Civil Liberties Award
- ^ "Governor Schweitzer Appoints New Members to the Board of Investments and to the Montana Human Rights Commission". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Schweitzer names Pease as new regent". 2006-06-06. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ "Board of Regents Past Members". Montana University.