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TRIBAL LEADERS INSTITUTEA service of Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. |
Our mission is to improve people's lives in American Indian and other disadvantaged communities.
From the President
My name is Dr. Erich Longie. I am an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation, having been born and raised on the reservation. (In the picture on the right, I'm the taller one!) Unlike other organizations whose funding success can depend upon “glowing” reports or manipulated data, Spirit Lake Consulting is successful because of you, and because we are committed to addressing the tough issues on Indian reservations that most other organizations do not. This website is dedicated to improving people’s lives in Native American Communities and other disadvantaged communities through research, on-line courses, discussion groups, newsletters, and new features being continually added to help distribute information, identify problems, and solve those problems.
(At right: Spirit Lake Council Representative Shelly Luger presents Spirit Lake Consulting President Dr. Erich Longie with a pendleton blanket at a dinner honoring Erich for being the first tribal member born and raised on Spirit Lake to receive a doctorate degree. )
With our new project, the Tribal Leaders Institute, we’ve added another forum, Tanyan wowunkdakapi which is Dakota for good conversation. This forum will deal specifically with ethical issues discussed in the new ethics courses we are developing as part of the Tribal Leaders Institute. We’ve also added another library, Siha Hanksa Library of Tribal Leadership. We also have two new blogs by the President and Vice-President, and additional features such as a new Wiki site. Please take the time to explore our new site. We think you will be pleased with what you find.
The Tribal Leaders Institute offers a full range of on-line courses on effectiveness training and productivity, centered on re-introduction of traditional Native American values of Courage, Honesty, Perseverance, and Generosity. The courses will be designed to train leaders in ethics, decision-making, and leadership. Courses will be developed over a two-year period and will include training at different levels of management including: the employees; the supervisors; the administrators and program managers; and the tribal councils, boards, and committees
The idea for a Tribal Leaders Institute had been rolling around in my mind for many years. It began when I was hired to be president of Cankdeska Cikana Community College...for more information on the Tribal Leaders Institute, click here.
Want to become a member of the Tribal Leaders Institute? Click here to register.
For returning visitors, we still have all our features that may have brought you to our site in the past, online courses in Developmental Disabilities, the Caring for Our People Training Series, our Family Life Series, and Special Education. We still have our online community where you can access our virtual library, our on-line forum for discussing anything from disabilities to ethics to education. You can access those resources here.