Tomi Kay Phillips
Tomi Kay Phillips () is an American (Hunkpapa-Miniconjou) educator and academic administrator who has served as the president of Sitting Bull College since 2024. Life Phillips is Hunkpapa and Minnecoujou Lakota. Her Lakota name is Cante Wakan Win. She was born to Maxine Claymore and Duane Phillips. Her maternal grandparents are Leona Many Wounds and Sam Claymore and her paternal grandparents are Emma Brush Horn and John Lends His Horses. Phillips earned a B.S. in elementary education from the University of Mary (UMary). She completed a M.S. in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota. She completed a doctorate in educational leadership and administration from UMary. Her 2020 dissertation was titled ''Native language and culture acquisition and native student success in school''. Phillips was a member of the United States Army. She worked as an educator for 28 years, including 18 years as an administrator. On August 1, 2023, she began mentoring under Sitting B ...
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Sitting Bull College
Sitting Bull College (SBC) is a public tribal land-grant college in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It was founded in 1973 by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in south-central North Dakota. The SBC campuses are located in Fort Yates, North Dakota and McLaughlin, South Dakota. It serves as the primary educational institution on the Standing Rock Reservation.American Indian Higher Education Consortium

History

In 1973, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council chartered Standing Rock Community College. The name was changed from Standing Rock College to Sitting Bull College in 1996. In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant co ...
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