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Travois Tribal Scholarship Program Helps Ten Native American Students Achieve Their Dreams
Thanks to Travois’ generous gift of $27,500 to the American Indian College Fund, 10 American Indian college students received scholarships to attend mainstream and tribal colleges and universities for the academic year 2021-22.
Salish Kootenai College Offering Master of Science Degree Program in Natural Resources Management
Devastating mega forest fires and watershed contamination and other effects in the west resulting from global climate change make the work of natural resources professionals more important than ever. Salish Kootenai College (SKC), a four-year tribal college located on the Flathead Indian Reservation, began offering a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources Management in the fall of 2021 to meet this urgent need.
Udall Foundation Names Jessica Arkeketa a 2022 Native American Congressional Intern
Congratulations to Jessica Arkeketa (of the Jiwere Nut’achi (Otoe-Missouria) and Muscogee Creek from Tulsa, Oklahoma), an American Indian College Fund Full Circle scholar who is one of 11 students selected to participate in the Udall Foundation’s class of 2022 as a Congressional intern.
MHA-TAT Waste Reduction/Recycling Project at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
By American Indian College Fund Indigenous Visionary Sasha Sillitti My family’s historical home is in the community of New Town, North Dakota, located on the Fort Berthold reservation. The closest recycling collection center for a wide range of materials is located...
SIPI Drawing Workshop Taps into Native Philosophies of Awareness in Art, Native Identity, Sacredness, and Value
The warm smell of burning firewood wafted around us as we stepped out of the car. The cool still morning and chirping birds greeted us as we entered the building of the Ancestral Rich Treasures of Zuni (ARTZ) which houses silver and turquoise jewelry and is adorned with colorful paintings all created by Zuni artists.
American Indian College Fund Launches 200-Mile Cycle Challenge on Facebook
Spring is here and it is time to pump up the tires on your bicycles to build those quads while supporting the American Indian College Fund and its mission of providing Native students with access to higher education.
American Indian College Fund to Host NYC Indigenous Food Event Featuring Four Indigenous Celebrity Chefs
American Indian College Fund to Host NYC Indigenous Food Event Featuring Four Indigenous Celebrity Chefs May 17 EATTS Event to Benefit Native American College Students Denver, Colo., April 5, 2022--Can you imagine a world without chocolate, blueberries, or guacamole?...
Udall Foundation Names Samantha Maltais a 2022 Native American Congressional Intern
Congratulations to Samantha Maltais (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts), an American Indian College Fund student scholar and student ambassador. Samantha received the College Fund’s prestigious three-year Law School Scholarship and studies at Harvard Law School.
Brandon Earns GED through SCTC’s HSE Program
In this HSE student highlight, we see how encouragement can transform a student’s confidence, academic success, and plans for his future.
American Indian College Fund Honors Tribal College Students of the Year, Coca Cola Scholars at Virtual Ceremony
American Indian College Fund Honors Tribal College Students of the Year, Coca Cola Scholars at Virtual Ceremony Scholarships to Be Awarded at Virtual Ceremony on April 4, 2022 Denver, Colo., March 24, 2022—The American Indian College Fund will honor 35 Tribal College...
