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Waterman, Stephanie J.; Lowe, Shelly C.; Shotton, Heather J. (2018). Beyond Access: Indigenizing Programs for Native American Student Success. ISBN   9781620362884. OCLC   1036726367.
  • Shotton, Heather J.; Lowe, Shelly C.; Waterman, Stephanie J. (2013). Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education. ISBN   9781579226244. OCLC   903293330.
  • Serving Native American students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2005. ISBN   9780787979713. OCLC   58843943.
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    Shelly Lowe
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    Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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    February 14, 2022