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Save the Pell Grant

Any shortfalls or reductions to the Pell Grant awards will create unnecessary barriers to achieving a higher education for low-income students, especially American Indian and Alaska Natives. Educating the next generation of all Americans is not only a fundamental right, but is also critical to our nation’s future.  

American Indian College Fund Honors 2025-26 Tribal College Students of the Year and Coca-Cola Scholars

American Indian College Fund Honors 2025-26 Tribal College Students of the Year and Coca-Cola Scholars

On Sunday, the College Fund honored this year’s Tribal College and University Students of the Year and Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars. These students represent the values of their TCUs and the determination of all the Native students working to build better futures for themselves and their communities.

Bring Your Stories

Bring Your Stories

  By Peggy Poitra, TMC Adult Education Director To encapsulate the experience of the Turtle Mountain of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota, is to first recognize our unique history. We are a people of Chippewa (Anishinaabe or Ojibwe), Cree, and French heritage. We...

What Does Democracy Mean To You?

What Does Democracy Mean To You?

The American Indian College Fund recognizes that the historical and lived experiences of Native people are deeply impacted in many negative ways by the founding of the United States. We also recognize that the protection of inherent and acquired rights as American Indians and Alaska Natives is vital and essential to our self-determination and identities. For that reason, the American Indian College Fund is exploring the meaning of democracy during the United States’ 250th anniversary year. We invite our tribal college students to join us in this exploration.