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Building the College of Menominee Nation’s Capacity through Culture, Community, Connections, and Collaboration

In the spring of 2022, the American Indian College Fund awarded the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) the Ihduwiyayapi: Advancing Indigenous Early Childhood Education Grant for its teacher education program, which is a community-centered and multi-faceted approach to early childhood education that builds on CMN’s current capacity to teach and train early childhood educators to graduate with the skills to be fully equipped to teach the Menominee Nation’s littlest learners.

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Great Reads from Native Women Authors to Celebrate Read Across America Day and Women’s History Month

Great Reads from Native Women Authors to Celebrate Read Across America Day and Women’s History Month

Mar 1, 2023 |

It’s the first day of March! What better way to celebrate the beginning of Women’s History Month and Read Across America Day than to read a book by an Indigenous woman? You can help raise Native women’s voices and support Native writers by choosing a great book from this list; shopping for your great reads at a Native woman-owned bookstore, such as Birchbark Books (owned by Louise Erdrich) or Na Mae Hawai’I Bookstore (owned by Maile Meyer); and discussing your chosen read with friends or sharing a review on social media.

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National Day of Racial Healing

National Day of Racial Healing

Jan 16, 2023 | ,

The National Day of Racial Healing in January helps citizens acknowledge how racism has harmed people and communities to enable collective healing in order to build a more equitable nation. Here at the American Indian College Fund, we believe one key aspect of racial healing is creating greater visibility and representation of Native people.

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Grandma Ruth

Grandma Ruth

Jan 9, 2023 | ,

Join us in celebrating another post in the Elder Story Series brought to you by the American Indian College Fund. Storyteller Savanah Smith of Fort Peck Community College shares stories of her Grandma Ruth.

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