Native American Student-Veterans

Strengthening Native Communities through Nation Building

David Harmon

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Native American and Alaska Native Veteran Analysis

• Native American Student-Veteran Analysis at NAU

• Native American Veterans in Nation Building

• Sources

Introduction

• Traditional Intro

• What Defines a Native-American Student Veteran?

Native American and Alaska Native (AN) Veteran Analysis

• Currently, Per Capita, Native Americans are the Most Represented Population in the Military Today

• Native American/AN Veterans have the Lowest Educational Attainment within a Higher Education Setting

Native American Student-Veteran Analysis at Northern Arizona University

Spring 2015 Enrollment Numbers (Self-Reported)

• Ages 18-55

• 107 Females/92 Males

• 199 Undergraduates

(NAU Campus, On-line, and Extended Campus)

Active Duty Dependent of a

Veteran

Dependent of

Active Duty or

National Guard

Reserve

National

Guard/Reserve

Veteran

3 20 45 95 36

Native American Veterans in Nation Building

• Provide and Display Knowledge to Strengthen Native

Communities from Experience Attained in the Military

• Educational Attainment Amongst Native American Student-

Veterans (Urban and Non Urban Populations)

• Difference between Cultural and Non-Cultural Methods in

Governance

• Past/Current Tribal Leaders (Hopi and White Mtn Apache)

Sources:

• S15 NAU Native American/Alaska Native with

Military Indicator – Report Source: Spring 2015

Enrollment Report

• American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans,

September 2012, Veteran Affairs Special Report