Between July 15 and August 2, Leech Lake Tribal College held a Community Birch Bark Canoe Building Project. Community members created a 16-foot, late 1800s traditional wiigwaasi-jiimaan (birch bark canoe) from start to finish with Ojibwe language being taught and used...
Inside the College Fund Blogs
Guiding Our Destiny with Heritage and Tradition
November is Native American Heritage Month and the theme this year is “Guiding our Destiny with Heritage and Tradition.” American Indians have made immeasurable contributions to our nation’s heritage and there are countless reasons to celebrate. You can celebrate...
Annual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala Raises More than $400,000 to Benefit Native Education
The American Indian College Fund is projected to raise $550,000 support Native student scholarships at its 18th annual Flame of Hope Gala, held on October 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Proceeds will benefit Native education. Native artist Steven Paul Judd...
American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala Raises More than $400,000 to Benefit Native Education
The American Indian College Fund is projected to raise $550,000 support Native student scholarships at its 18th annual Flame of Hope Gala, held on October 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Proceeds will benefit Native education. Native artist Steven Paul Judd...
College of Menominee Nation Big Day in Pre-K
College of Menominee Nation’s (CMN) Sacred Little One’s project hosts an early childhood teacher institute on their campus in the Community Technology Center. Twenty-two lead teachers from the Menominee...
The Honor in an Honorary Degree – By Hattie Kauffman
On June 15, 2013 Eastern Washington University presented me with an Honorary Doctorate. Yes, we all know that honorary degrees aren’t the same as real ones. I didn’t spend years in a PHD program or sweat over a dissertation. Yet when the honor came … I felt an immense...
American Indian College Fund Hosts an Open House and Opening Night of “Open Identities” a Printmaking Art Exhibition
The American Indian College Fund (the Fund) is hosting an open house, Friday, May 17, 2013, at 8333 Greenwood Blvd., Denver, CO. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. The open house was initially envisioned by Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull as an opportunity to visit with the Fund’s local supporters, Native community members, family, and friends.
Comcast Cares Day at the Denver Indian Center
On Saturday morning in Denver, the city got a respite from a month of freezing temperatures and several feet of snow. The weather worked out perfectly for volunteers from the American Indian College Fund, who teamed up with about 100 volunteers to participate in the Comcast Cares Day at the Denver Indian Center, Inc.
Funders Meet Little Big Horn College President and Student
On Friday, the Fund’s staff was given a rare treat: the opportunity to hear from both a TCU president and TCU student in one day. The presentation highlighted their challenges, successes, and overall vision for their tribe’s future. Sharing these words were President of Little Big Horn College, Dr. David Yarlott, and a first-year business student, Riley Singer.
Community-Oriented, Inspirational, Cutting-Edge Education
What do you think of when you think of a community college? I simply think of a two-year institution that students attend before transferring to a four-year institution. That was before I visited Navajo Technical College (NTC), a tribal community college that just recently became a four-year institution.
