Amazon has teamed up to help students and faculty members at tribal colleges and universities across the country with a donation of 1,000 Fire HD 8 tablets and 550 laptops. The College Fund will distribute the tablets to students and laptops to faculty who otherwise do not have access to technology in their homes while their colleges and universities are closed to on-campus instruction, ensuring Native students’ education does not slow down or stop completely for amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ichigo Foundation Awards American Indian College Fund Adult Education Program
The Ichigo Foundation has gifted the American Indian College Fund a $100,000 award to support the Wounspe E’cetkiya O’takuye Piya A’yazunta Pi (Reconnecting Relatives to Education) Program over the next two years. With its first four graduates celebrated in 2025, this program, that provides resources to help American Indians who’ve had encounters with the justice system complete their high school equivalency, hopes to strengthen its partnership and explore other learning opportunities.
