National Day of Racial Healing

Jan 16, 2024 | Blog, Featured Post

Today is the National Day of Racial Healing, a day for all Americans to come together to think about the true history of our nation, to listen and bear witness on the effects of racism on a personal and communal scale, and to discuss ways for healing. The path to healing isn’t easy, linear, or immediate, but that makes starting the journey that much more important.

Earning a higher education at a tribal college steeped in Indigenous histories, cultures, traditions, and spiritual practices is a way for Native scholars to both overcome historic and generational trauma and to build a better life for themselves. As part of our nation’s healing, the American Indian College Fund encourages our friends and allies to learn more about the historic and systemic barriers that are still harming Native communities. Through education, together we can build a more inclusive, equitable world

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Native Americans are more impacted by the law than any other group in the United States. Native students in higher education, or seeking a higher education, in particular are impacted by federal and state laws impacting funding for education, such as Pell Grants, student loans, and federal funding for tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), 70% of which comes from federal sources.

Support for Native People in Higher Education Includes Permitting Sharing of Tribal Affiliations

Support for Native People in Higher Education Includes Permitting Sharing of Tribal Affiliations

Employees at the University of South Dakota were told to remove tribal affiliations and gender pronouns from email signatures, citing a policy by the Board of Regents. This move lacks support for Native individuals in higher education, according to Cheryl Crazy Bull of the American Indian College Fund, who urges allies to stand with Native faculty and staff by including such details in their signatures.