The American Indian College Fund remembers generations of Native students who were forced to attend American Indian boarding schools by marking Orange Shirt Day.
Advocacy Blogs
Veteran Student Uses Fellowship to Lead Mental Health Awareness Efforts
"Leadership is the capacity to translate a vision into reality" - Warren Bennis By Tori Primeaux On October 30, 2023, I heard about an opportunity through the American Indian College Fund for a fellowship for Native students who are veterans to grow as leaders as they...
Why Vote?
Jasmine Neosh (Menominee), University of Michigan law student, College of Menominee Nation alumna, and American Indian College Fund student ambassador says, “I vote so that the people who make the change that our communities need have the best possible partners in that fight. While real change often comes through the work of organizers and boots on the ground, the people that we elect can either be our allies or our opposition. Either way, having some say in that choice seems like our responsibility as future ancestors.”
American Indian College Fund’s Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Initiative
In the summer of 2022, the American Indian College Fund (College Fund) provided initial funding to develop capacity building and knowledge sharing to support our Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ relatives both internally at the College Fund and externally at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs).
Elevate Your Voice, Register to Vote!
Today Indigenous people nationwide commemorate June 2, 1924, as the day when Native people became official citizens of the United States. To mark the occasion, I urge everyone in our communities to register to vote!
Advocate for Native Representation in Education and Support Deb Haaland’s Confirmation as Secretary of Interior
Tell all U.S. senators that Representative Deb Haaland has the experience and leadership we need at the U.S. Department of Interior. The American Indian College Fund is joining allied Native organizations to advocate for Haaland’s confirmation as part of #DebForInterior Week of Action from Monday, February 22 to Wednesday, February 24. Join us during the #DebForInterior Week of Action to generate a groundswell of public awareness and support for Congresswoman Haaland for her confirmation.
You Count! How to Participate in the 2020 Census
Every decade, the most undercounted demographic as defined by the Census Bureau is American Indians…
Save The U.S. Post Office – Vital to Voting, Goods and Services in Indian Country
Voting is not just a right, it’s an obligation: to yourself, your family, and your community as a good relative.
Register to Vote and Make Native Voices Heard
Voting is not just a right, it’s an obligation: to yourself, your family, and your community as a good relative.
