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For our Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Tribal College and University Students

For our Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Tribal College and University Students

With this, as Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ tribal college students, you might be right out of high school, and you might be returning much later in life. While the educational journey is not the same for anyone, the path of sorting through how you identify along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum will also not be the same for anyone. And while on that path, your understanding of your identity will likely change and evolve many times, and this is the experience of being alive.

Why Native Histories Matter in the Classroom

Why Native Histories Matter in the Classroom

My father passed away in the last of the 1980’s. After he died, my mom gave me some of his books. Among them was The Essentials of United States History (W. Mowry, copyright 1906, 1911, 1914). It is a school textbook, and my father stamped it with the date of 1937. He was a student at Rosebud Boarding School at that time.

Spotlight: Student Fathers

Spotlight: Student Fathers

This Father’s Day the American Indian College Fund is recognizing and celebrating our students who are also dads. Read one example of how student fathers are pursuing their educations while also serving as caregivers, role models, and more in their communities.

College Fund Applauds Upholding of Native Sovereignty

College Fund Applauds Upholding of Native Sovereignty

In her latest blog, American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull offers a statement on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Haaland v. Brackeen. Learn about the importance of this case not only in ensuring that Native children have the ability to be raised in their own communities but in reaffirming the sovereignty of Tribal nations.