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Book Review: Moon of the Crusted Snow
“Think Indian” Book Club Book Review: Moon of the Crusted Snow This blog post is the first in an upcoming series of book reviews of the American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) “Think Indian” Book Club selections. Each blog will focus on a “Think Indian” Book...
Read the Think Indian Book Club Past Selections!
Looking for a good read? The Think Indian Book Club recommends these titles for your own book group or personal reading pleasure.
THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND NAMED A 2021 COLORADO TOP WORKPLACE
The American Indian College Fund was awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor for the third year in a row. The College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education for 31 years.
College Fund Law Scholar Interviewed by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell
Samantha Maltais, the American Indian College Fund Law Scholarship recipient headed to Harvard Law School, was interviewed last night on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell program on MSNBC live. She gave a shout-out to the College Fund for her law scholarship, the Full Circle Scholarship program that funded her education at Dartmouth, spoke about murdered and missing Indigenous people, and shared her career goals.
May 5 Honors Indigenous Murdered and Missing Women and Girls
Deshawna Anderson, a College Fund scholar and Little Big Horn College student, honored murdered and missing indigenous people with her Pendleton blanket design. The grave issue impacts Native people disproportionately. The American Indian College Fund joins the...
Green Collar Jobs: TCUs Can Provide Training
“Green collar jobs” in the environmental sciences and sustainable energy are a path to the middle class, yet Indigenous people are underrepresented in the field. Read more about the issue, learn about how tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), TCU student Jasmine Neosh, and the American Indian College Fund are working to fill the training gap.
We Will Not Be Erased
The American Indian College Fund urges education about Native peoples, cultures, and histories for media and citizens.
Earth Day: The Importance of Native Graduates in Environmental Studies and Green Collar Jobs
People across the nation will be celebrating Earth Day this Thursday, April 22. But for Tribal communities, Earth Day is year-round. The American Indian College Fund provides Tribal colleges and universities and their students study and internship opportunities that allow them to make a deeper impact on the environmental health of their communities.
Piikani Language Students Receive Kits for Home Use
Students studying the Piikani language at Blackfeet Community College (BCC) receive language kits to take home, thanks in part to support from the American Indian College Fund.
Sinte Gleska University GED Tutor Comes Full Circle
by Sherman Marshall, SGU Adult Basic Education Director For Debbie Burnette, joining Sinte Gleska University’s (SGU) Adult Basic Education (ABE) department in March 2020 was like coming home. Debbie’s connection with the ABE department goes back to 1979 when she...
