College Fund President to Advise Project on Native Perceptions

Aug 30, 2016 | Blog

 

Cheryl Crazy Bull, American Indian College Fund President and CEO, will lend her expertise on a 20-person advisory committee of Native leaders, influential stakeholders, and racial equity experts for an unprecedented national project to bring Native Americans out of the shadows of public consciousness. Reclaiming Native Truth: A Project to Dispel America’s Myths and Misconceptions is a two-year research and strategy-setting effort to create a long-term, Native-led movement that will positively transform the image of and narrative on Native Americans. Led jointly by First Nations Development Institute and Echo Hawk Consulting, Reclaiming Native Truth is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF).

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