Biography
Dr. Daniel Henry (Standing on Green Ground) is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. He earned his Doctorate of Educational Leadership degree from Concordia University-Portland with a concentration in Higher Education Administration. Dr. Henry is currently the Director for the Indians into Medicine (INMED) Program and an Associate Professor with the Department of Indigenous Health at the University of North Dakota and prior was the Director of the Agriculture Research and Development Department for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian Reservation in North Dakota as well as the Cares Act Director during the Covid-19 pandemic. He and his spouse Corrilyn have raised four wonderful children Brooklynn, Cody, Torance, and Connor. He has spent many years in education starting as a paraprofessional and athletic coach in the Turtle Mountain Community School system, teaching math and science and sitting as Department Chair for Math, Science and Engineering at Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC), and Vice-President of Campus Services at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC). Dr. Henry is passionate about his Chippewa culture and history and has spent over 25 years teaching, presenting, and sharing his heritage and ancestral teachings. Dr. Henry is very passionate about environmental and health care issues pertaining to Indigenous people and lands , especially in researching decarbonizing the atmosphere, enriching the soil, preserving wild grass lands, and preserving our water quality while using traditional and holistic methods mixed with contemporary approaches to help heal our planet and those who call Akii (Earth) home.
- Principals of Indigenous Health I (IH 781)
- Principals of Indigenous Health II (IH 782)
Wiechmann, J. C., Clemente, I., McCullough, B., DeCoteau, A., Henry, D. Mennem, A., Conn, D.R. & Anderson, N.C. (2022). "That's so MHA Nation to Give Blankets": An Institutional Critique. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue (in press).
Ed.D in Educational Leadership March 2020
Concordia University-Portland (Portland, OR)
Dissertation title: “Tribal Colleges: Influences on Native American Students
Completing STEM Degrees”
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership December 2014
Concordia University-Portland (Portland, OR)
Thesis title: “Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of American Indian Students at Tribal Colleges”
B.S. in Secondary Science May 2012
Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, ND)
Concentration in Physics
Director Indians into Medicine (INMED) -6/16/2022 - Present
TMBCI Agricultural Research and Development Director-9/6/2021-6/15/2022
Program Director TM CARES ACT-10/5/2020-9/3/2021
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMBCI) Belcourt ND
Program Director Miikanaake Fatherhood Program-2019-2020
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMBCI) Belcourt ND
Vice-President of Campus Services 2017-2019
United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) Bismarck ND
Department Chair, Math, Science & Engineering 2015-2017
Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) Belcourt ND