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Policy and Education Experts to Speak on Native Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education
William (Bill) Mendoza, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, Oglala-Sicangu Lakota, and a professional educator with experience as a teacher and a principal, is speaking at the American Indian College Fund’s convening on Native Family Engagement as part of The Ké’ Early Childhood Initiative (Ké’ ECE Initiative) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, being held March 9-10.
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 Sacred Little Ones partner site Lummi Head Start. We wanted families to get to experience a salmon barbeque with salmon cooked in the traditional way.
Tribal College Week Brings TCU Students to D.C.
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) winter meetings for Tribal College Presidents and Students. Each year representatives from the 37 different tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) meet up for an advocacy workshop and Capitol Hill visits.
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 of traditional Native arts forms and knowledge for the thirteen (TCUs) in the upper-Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
One the Road Again: Montana Tribal College Fair
We are on the road again in Montana for the 2015 Montana Tribal College Career Fair Circuit on Feb. 2-10. Montana has the most Tribal College and Universities (TCUs) and TCU students than any other state and we are excited to join this event for the fifth year.
Cheryl Crazy Bull to Discuss Presidential Community College Initiative On-Air
Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, will be interviewed on the radio program Native America Calling on Monday, February 2 at 11 a.m. Mountain Time. She will be discussing President Obama’s Community College Initiative and the importance of tribal colleges, along with Russ McDonald, President of United Tribes Technical College and William Mendoza, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education.
Scholar Seeks Engineering Degree to Contribute to Community Needs
Charmayne is assisting Field Engineers and Engineering Technicians in general surveying and surveying potential construction projects within Eastern Navajo Agency. She says this has inspired her to continue her education in the field. “I am preparing drawing and sketches in the field for individual homes from rough drawings and sketches and drafts for project summaries and construction plans that are reviewed by higher-level technicians.
Walmart Foundation Scholarship Student Discovers New Horizons
I was chosen to attend the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference (AISES) in Orlando, Florida. I would first like to thank you very much for this amazing opportunity to represent the Walmart Foundation, the American Indian College Fund, Salish Kootenai College, and the Big Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
College Fund Recruits New Faculty Fellowships Program Officer
Makomenaw comes to the College Fund from Montana State University, where he was an assistant professor of Native American Studies. Prior to his position in Montana, he served as the director of the American Indian Resource Center at the University of Utah. He also served as a graduate assistant with the ASHE/Lumina Fellows Program at Michigan State University, and was the director of Native American Programs at Central Michigan University.
College Fund President Addresses Association of Community College Trustees
: This fall American Indian College Fund president and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull addressed the Association of Community College Trustees. You can view her speech here to learn about American Indians in higher education, the history of the founding of tribal colleges and universities, and the important role they play in providing Native Americans with access to a higher education while revitalizing Native communities.
