Sarah Eagle Heart is an Emmy award winning social justice storyteller, consultant, activist, author, media strategist, and producer who will discuss how YOU can talk about race and social justice issues.
Year: 2020 Blogs
The Wilke Family Foundation Grants $1 Million to American Indian College Fund to Grow Computer Science Programs at Tribal Colleges
The Wilke Family Foundation Grants $1 Million to American Indian College Fund to Grow Computer Science Programs at Tribal Colleges July 15, 2020 Denver, Colo.— Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon, knows the difference technology can make. As a boy growing...
TWYLA BAKER Indigenia: Inspiring Activism, Transforming Society
Dr. Twyla Baker is the President of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in North Dakota, and will discuss how Native people, communities and institutions can inspire activism to transform today's society.
Re-Name Mascots to End Harmful Stereotypes
Mascot Statement #TheTimeIsNow for racist sports team names and mascots to be re- named. The American Indian College Fund appreciates its long-time mission supporters, FedEx, Nike, and WalMart. They have chosen to stand alongside indigenous groups across the United...
AT&T Contributes $350K to American Indian College Fund Charity Offering Native Student Scholarships and College Readiness Programs to Increase Number of Native Americans With A Higher Education
AT&T Contributes $350K to American Indian College Fund Charity Offering Native Student Scholarships and College Readiness Programs to Increase Number of Native Americans With A Higher Education Denver, Colo., June 30, 2020—COVID-19 had a more devastating impact on...
United Health Foundation Grants $430K to American Indian College Fund to Expand Tribal Scholars Program
United Health Foundation Grants $430K to American Indian College Fund to Expand Tribal Scholars Program Three-Year Program to Increase Native Student Health Scholarships to Address Health Care Disparities in Indian Country, Including Dental Health Denver, Colo., June...
The Face of a New Time?
With the continual increase of COVID-19 and the changes implemented by businesses and education, it is hard to fathom the future of GED programming, overall academia, and of course the world and life as we knew it. For Tohono O’odham Community College’s (TOCC) GED department, making the switch proved difficult because many GED students did not possess a laptop, have access to the internet, or both. We must not let this virus set us back, and we must continue to help our students complete their education so that they can lead their communities, in both hard times and good ones. Indian Country needs educated citizens more than ever.
Statement on Race from the American Indian College Fund
I am a Native mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The men, women, girls, and boys in my family are Indigenous. I have spent my entire life living with the possibility of violence or death aimed at myself and the people who I love the most. Every single time an...
It’s Graduation Season! Help National Native Leaders and Scholarship Organizations Celebrate Native College Graduates
One of the many fallouts of COVID19 has been the cancellation of graduation ceremonies, a rite of passage in education…
American Indian College Fund Names Five Tribal College Participants for $2.4 Million Cultivating Native College Student Success Program
In order to remain sustainable, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) located on or near Indian reservations, must recruit, complete enrollment, retain and graduate Native American students.
