Line Drawn: Standing With Standing Rock
by Deborah His Horse Is Thunder, Guest Contributor About the Author: Deborah His Horse is Thunder has worked for the…
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NWIC Restorative Teachings Holiday Cedar Weaving and Storytelling Event
Grilled salmon caught by Lummi fishermen was served at NWIC family engagement event. On a blustery and bitterly cold…
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Sunny’s Campus Visit Reinforces Commitment to Continuing Studies
Sunny is a student at Leech Lake Tribal College in Red Lake, Minnesota. Through the help of the American…
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Early Childhood Expert Appointed to Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz is Co-Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and Senior Program Officer…
Read MoreCollege Fund Expert Lends Voice to Cell Phone Debate for Young Children
Choosing whether to allow a young child to have a cell phone can be a difficult decision for a parent.
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Makes Beautiful Changes Through the Restorative Teachings Early Childhood Education Initiative
Boozhoo (hello) from all of us here at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC). Fall is upon us and…
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe Community College Builds Critical Partnerships Through Community Based Training Through Brazelton Touchpoints Center
The American Indian College Fund supports four tribal colleges in work to strengthen Native early childhood education under the Restorative…
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Informational Texts Connect!
Cyndi Pyatskowit wearing Menominee bone necklace. Children read better and more when they have access to culturally relevant books.
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Empowering Young Lakota Learners Through Restorative Teachings
The Lakhól’iyapi Wahóhpi (Lakota Language Nest) is a 100% Lakota language immersion preschool located at Sitting Bull College in…
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College Visits Build Perspective for Prospective College Students
My name is Dane Allapowa and I am a sophomore at Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC); a tribal college in…
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College Fund Honors Two Native Elders at Annual Dinner
The American Indian College Fund honors Della Bad Wound and Frank Sherwood, two American Indian elders from the…
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Civility, Complicity and Silence: Lessons from Our Ancestors
Right after the presidential election, I sent a message to our students urging them to practice self-care in the face…
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Connection-Maker Leverages Education to Amplify Power, Help Others
My name is Joaquin Ray Gallegos and I am from the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the Pueblo of Santa Ana.
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The College Fund’s Post-Election Message
The American Indian College Fund’s mission is transforming higher education by providing American Indians with funding for access to a…
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Sitting Bull College Kicks Off Restorative Teachings Project
Lakól’iyapi Wahópi Lakota activity cards. The American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) Tribal College and Universities (TCU) Early Childhood…
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Tribal College, Community Tackle Ways to Share Environmental Stewardship
The Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Working Group, hosted by Haskell Indian Nations College, is in its tenth year. This year’s…
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Celebrating What It Means to Be Indigenous
The sun rises along the countryside in rural South Dakota. This weekend I drove with my family across the…
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Northwest Indian College Space Center’s Rocket Teams Win Trip to Kennedy Space Center
After capturing all of the awards possible at the 2016 First Nations Launch in Wisconsin this year, the Northwest Indian…
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TCUs, Internships and College Fund “Steering Her on Her Journey”
Student Profile: Robin School: Salish Kootenai College Robin’s journey from working in film to forging a career in the…
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Top Ten Things Native American Students Should Consider When Choosing A College
Recently we were asked about the factors that make for a top college for Native Americans students. It is a…
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Woonspe – Education gives meaning to Mni Wiconi – Water is Life
The flag of the Standing Rock Tribe flies on Sept. 7, 2016 near Cannonball, North Dakota. Indigenous people are…
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Community Supports Northwest Indian College Garden Curriculum
On August 4th, members of the Restorative Teachings Early Childhood Education Initiative Coordinating Team visited Northwest Indian College’s (NWIC)…
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Gardening Event Embraces Restorative Teachings
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute’s (SIPI) Restorative Teachings team gathered for our annual “Community Planting Event.” Every April for the…
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Navigating College in Alaska
Our Native Pathways team embarked on a trip to Alaska to visit Ilisagvik College and Barrow High School. I…
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Tribal College Students Experiencing First National Party Convention
Tribal college students and Native Scholars Waycen and Brook are at the Democratic National Convention with our partner AT&T…
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College Fund Welcomes Three Summer Interns
This year the College Fund welcomes three research interns to its staff. Internships, like scholarships, are an important piece…
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Traditions for Native Grads more than Feathers, Moccasins and Regalia
Last week the 2016 graduating class at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) celebrated its graduation. Located on the Flathead…
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SIPI Launches Restorative Teachings Initiative
The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute’s (SIPI) Early Childhood program, together with the Youth Development Incorporated (YDI) happily launched…
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Northwest Indian College Restorative Teachings ECE Initiative, May 2016
Spring is in full bloom here at the Northwest Indian College (NWIC) Early Leaning Center, and the College Fund’s…
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Social Justice Through Education a Shared Sentiment for Empowering Nations
Muscogee Tribal College Graduation I was inspired to see Hilary Pennington’s article, “Rethinking scholarships as social justice” in…
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Tribe’s First Master’s Degree Recipient, Historian, and War Chief Dies at Age 102
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Joseph Medicine Crow shows a drum to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle…
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Little Big Horn College President Honored at Annual Student Celebration
Dr. David Yarlott, President of Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, Mont., honored by American Indian College Fund with…
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Stand With Native Students, Transform Lives
Cheryl Crazy Bull and the Native Scholars pose for a photo at the Flame of Hope Gala in New…
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Minnesota Tribal College Embraces Commercial Tobacco-Free Health
As an institution that seeks to honor and embrace their culture, Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) works diligently to model…
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American Indian College Fund A Sponsor of 2016 Montana Tribal College Career Fairs
The event is free and open to college students, high school students, nontraditional students, families, guidance counselors, and community…
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Student Uses Knowledge, Power for Success
Marcella on the campus of Navajo Technical University. It’s hardly surprising that a story of strength and spirit will…
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Emily White Hat Joins the College Fund as Project Manager of Native Arts & Energy Infrastructure
Emily R. White Hat, J.D. has joined the American Indian College Fund as the Native Arts & Energy Infrastructure Project…
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Native Art Forms Persevere at Sisseton Wahpeton College
Bridget Skenadore, the American Indian College Fund’s Native Arts and Culture Project Coordinator, had the opportunity this week to participate…
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Diné College Museum Wins National Award
Diné College is a shining of example of how tribal colleges provide a high-quality education while serving as the caretakers…
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Wal-Mart Foundation Tribal College Scholarship Gives Students Personal and Professional Development Opportunities
Keri and Katie attending the NIEA conference on behalf of the College Fund and the Walmart Foundation …
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Navajo Technical University’s Commencement Provides Glimpse Into the Future
NTU granted seven baccalaureate degrees at its Fall 2015 Commencement, one in Industrial Engineering and six in Early Childhood…
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Helping Native Youth Succeed With Culturally Responsive Education
Living conditions on American Indian reservations and in Alaska Native villages are often compared to those in third…
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Traditional Native Arts at the 2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums
In September of 2015, Bridget Skenadore, Native Arts and Culture Project Coordinator, presented at the 2016 International Conference of Indigenous…
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Intern Sees Stories in Numbers
Oki (hello). I attended Blackfeet Community College for a year and a half, where I learned of…
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College Fund Research Intern Presents at National Family and Community Engagement Conference
Yá’át’ééh! My name is Cassandra Harden. I am a graduated from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) with an associate’s degree…
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Ké’ Family Engagement : It’s Too Easy to Get Caught Up in the Craze of Today’s World
Written by: Michelle Wilson Justin Guillory, president of Northwest Indian College . In the life of a parent, there…
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Pueblo of Jemez –Photo Voice Showcase
Presented by Alyssa Yeppa and Stacie Barney Introducing Lana Toya Our Parent Photo Voice team had the great…
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Wakanyeja Sacred Little Ones & K’é Family Engagement Initiative Presents: “SIPI YDI Community Planting Event”
Blog By: Marissa Analla & Cassie Harden The Wakanyeja Sacred Little Ones and K’é Family Engagement Initiatives presents Southwestern…
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College4Kids Program Features Pigs, Pancakes and Maple
If you give a pig a pancake — oh, the adventure you will have! Maple sugaring was the theme for…
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Emeritus Trustee Gail Bruce Honored by Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Multicultural Audience Development Initiative
American Indian College Fund emeritus trustee Gail Bruce was honored at a special reception on March 9 by the Metropolitan…
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Tribal College Students Embracing ECE Initiatives at NWIC
Things are moving fast at the Northwest Indian College and the Lummi community. For the last three and a…
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NWIC Brings Family Engagement to Lummi Community
Our first Family Engagement activity was an Ey’ Snat Family Fun Night in September held in conjunction with…
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Tribal College Week Brings TCU Students to D.C.
The AIHEC student delegation in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum of the American Indian during the AIHEC Winter…
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Traditional Native Arts Forms Building Capacity at TCUs
The American Indian College Fund has created a re-granting opportunity for Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to enhance the capacity…
Read MoreOne the Road Again: Montana Tribal College Fair
We are on the road again in Montana for the 2015 Montana Tribal College…
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Scholar Seeks Engineering Degree to Contribute to Community Needs
Charmayne (Navajo), a Navajo Technical University student studying Building Information Modeling and Walmart Foundation Scholarship recipient through the…
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Walmart Foundation Scholarship Student Discovers New Horizons
Guest blog post by Ashley, a Pre-Health, Pre-Nursing student at Salish Kootenai College I was chosen to attend the American…
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College of Menominee Nation’s Ké’ Family Engagement
Family Engagement Activities—Lunching, Learning and Loving It! By: Cyndi Pyatskowit, College of Menominee Nation Project Director The…
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Denver Elders Honored at Annual Feast
The University of Denver Cable Center hosted the annual Elders Dinner. Christmas came early for close to 300 American…
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SIPI’s Native Harvest Feast Creates Sharing, Community Bonds
Thanksgiving is a time of sharing and community bonding. The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) Youth Development Incorporated (YDI)…
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Tribal Colleges Strengthen Family Engagement Through Early Childhood Education
In July 2014, The American Indian College Fund launched expanded efforts to support tribal colleges and universities in strengthening early…
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SIPI’s Ke’ Family Engagement Initiative Pumpkin Patch
Every year for Halloween, families and communities come together to give children an experience of laughter, festivities, and pumpkin…
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ECE Researcher to Present Poster at Native Children’s Research Exchange (NCRE)
The American Indian College Fund’s Wakanyeja Early Childhood…
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Shaping Native Early Childhood Education with Work and Commitment
This fall marks the final year of the initiative; reflection on the accomplishments of the four tribal college grantees spurs…
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Meet Our Summer Interns
The 2014 American Indian College Fund Interns worked for seven weeks in the Office of Research and Special Projects.
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Student Blogger, Ulrick talks about C.H.A.N.G.E.
Making a connection to your culture can be a struggle to the say least, but once you find it it…
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Code Talkers Preserving Freedoms by Preserving Languages
Today, we pay tribute to those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we all enjoy. Memorial Day…
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Teacher of the Next Generation
Sasha Toribio, Zia Pueblo Hello my name is Sasha Toribio. I am from Zia Pueblo, located in Zia, New…
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Wakanyeja Early Childhood Education Initiative Goes International
The Wakanyeja Early Childhood Education (ECE) Initiative celebrates another…
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Brennan- Keepers of the Menominee Forest
It is estimated the Menominee Nation had owned nearly 10 million acres which comprised of eastern half of Wisconsin, Michigan’s…
Read MoreTest your Flu I.Q. and Find a Flu Vaccine Clinic Near You with the New Protect the Circle of Life Widget
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new flu vaccination widget for American Indians and Alaska…
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Student Blogger Ulrick: Songs of Tribute Echo in Laughter
Over the past month I’ve been stressed with the load of late homework because I’m a professional procrastinator, and…
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Welcome Our Guest Student Blogger!
Meet Ulrick Francisco, a social services major from Sells, Ariz. attending Tohono O’Odham Community College. Ulrick will…
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Crazy Bull: Why Tribal Colleges and Universities Matter
The 2013 tribal college presidents in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building. The week of…
Read MoreTribal College Brings Tradition to Life
Between July 15 and August 2, Leech Lake Tribal College held a Community Birch Bark…
Read MoreGuiding Our Destiny with Heritage and Tradition
November is Native American Heritage Month and the theme this year is “Guiding our Destiny with Heritage and Tradition.” American…
Read MoreAnnual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala Raises More than $400,000 to Benefit Native Education
The American Indian College Fund is projected to raise $550,000 support Native student scholarships at its 18th annual Flame of…
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American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala Raises More than $400,000 to Benefit Native Education
The American Indian College Fund is projected to raise $550,000 support Native student scholarships at its 18th annual…
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College of Menominee Nation Big Day in Pre-K
College of Menominee Nation’s (CMN) Sacred Little One’s project hosts an early…
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Sacred Little Ones program event brings tribal educators to Lummi
By Shelley Macy, NWIC Early Childhood Education Director On June 7, Lummi elders and community leaders,…
Read MoreThe Honor in an Honorary Degree – By Hattie Kauffman
On June 15, 2013 Eastern Washington University presented me with an Honorary Doctorate. Yes, we all know that honorary degrees…
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Sacred Books for Little Ones
Nestled between the Lummi Bay and Bellingham Bay in Northwest Washington State, four tribal college early childhood education programs brought…
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SIPI Early Childhood Student is accepted into the Charles Carl Program at Yale University
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is proud to announce that Andrea Vicente, a student…
Read MoreAmerican Indian College Fund Hosts an Open House and Opening Night of “Open Identities” a Printmaking Art Exhibition
The American Indian College Fund (the Fund) is hosting an open house, Friday, May 17, 2013, at 8333 Greenwood Blvd.,…
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Comcast Cares Day at the Denver Indian Center
On Saturday morning in Denver, the city got a respite from a month of freezing temperatures and several…
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Updates from the Wakanyeja Early Childhood Education Initiative
The ECED Special Topics course attended the Native American Child and Family Conference on Wed. March 20th at the Hotel…
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Funders Meet Little Big Horn College President and Student
by Rachel Piontak On Friday, the Fund’s staff was given a rare treat: the opportunity to hear from…
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Community-Oriented, Inspirational, Cutting-Edge Education
A Navajo Technical College (NTC) nursing student demonstrates in the lab during a tour for the American Indian College…
Read MoreStaff Reflects on First Experience at Tribal Colleges
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) and Navajo Technical College…
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Idle No More Brings Native Voices, Tribal Education to the Forefront
A group gathers for a round dance at the Colorado State Capitol on a cold Friday evening on Jan.
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Protect the Circle of Life: Please Get a Flu Vaccine
The flu season this year started early and is hitting the U.S. hard. American Indians and Alaska Natives, including college…
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Uqautchim Uglua at Ilisagvik College
Ilisagvik College’s Uqautchim Uglua, or ‘language nest’ program, celebrated important milestones in 2012. The school introduced an Iñupiaq…
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Croff: Look Up, Smile
When many American Indian students study at mainstream institutions, they experience culture shock. For many, it is the…
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Program supported to build and strengthen Iñupiaq language
Ilisagvik College President Pearl Brower was presented with a Proclamation of Support for the Uqautchim Uglua (language nest) Program…
Read MoreHoliday Memories
Historians say history needs to be learned so as to not repeat mistakes, but also to remember and acknowledge life’s…
Read MoreNative Charities and Winter Giving
In November I had the opportunity to attend my first professional gathering as the new President of the American Indian…
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Twelve Years of Honoring the Denver Elders
Denver’s community of American Indian elders seated at the hall at All Saints Church for the annual Elders…
Read MoreIt’s National Influenza Vaccination Week
Did you know American Indians and Alaska Natives are up to four times more likely than the general U.S. population…
Read MoreSiblings in Science: Breaking Boundaries in Indian Country in the Name of Native Pride and Native Science
Growing up in an urban environment was not easy for us. A lot of nights we weren’t sure whether or…
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Dera: Think ‘Skin
Dera adorns a hand-made quill medallion at the annual AIHEC student conference in Rapid City. Growing up on the…
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