ABSTRACT
As with many minority groups in the United States, diversity among Native American communities is not always recognized by non-Native people. While individual tribal nations maintain their own customs, language, and traditions, historical and social elements shared by all tribes influence the development of Native American college students. To attend to this population of students, academe must realize that the issues that have an impact on the developmental process of American Indians are connected to history, self-identification with tribal culture within the institution or community, and the prevalence of American Indian culture in the environment.
