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From Silence to Strength: A Native Woman’s Journey Through Mental Health and Healing

Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs, Supporting Our Relatives

American Indian College Fund 2024-2025 Indigenous Visionaries: Women’s Leadership Program blog by Melarie Pretty Paint-Conway, United Tribes Technical College Student Health Coordinator.

Part of Who You Are

Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Cultural Knowledge Teachers, Native Arts, Our Programs

Julie Buckman interviews Ella Robertson (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), a mostly self-taught artist who teaches Native American textiles at Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC). Robertson recalls getting her start as a child making Barbie clothes on her aunt’s sewing machine. Today she is a renowned Dakota community artist and entrepreneur specializing in many art forms and created SWC’s logo, one of her many accomplishments.

Indigenous Education is a Ceremony: Honoring Our Youngest Learners

May 13, 2025 | Blog, IECE - Indigenous Early Childhood Education, Our Programs

By Chenoa Yakokahslote Webster, College of Menominee Nation Teacher Education Student, Indigenous Education Studies Intern, and American Indian College Fund Ambassador 2025 Ihduwiyayapi: Advancing Indigenous Early Childhood Education Grant Program On March 1, 2025,...

Becoming Her: An Emerging Indigenous Leader, Teaching Her Own

May 12, 2025 | Blog, Indigenous Visionaries, Our Programs

By Taria Wolfe, Nebraska Indian Community College Business Division Head 2024-2025 Indigenous Visionaries Fellow Ebe bthiⁿ tʰe uwibtha tamiⁿkʰe (let me introduce myself). Umonhon izhazhe wiwita-the (my Omaha name is) Gi xpe’tha xa. Waxe izhazhe wiwita-the (and my...

Anishinaabe Artist Shares Beautiful Black Ash Basketry Skills

May 7, 2025 | Blog, Cultural Knowledge Teachers, Our Programs

Kelly Church weaves stories into her Black Ash baskets and is teaching others how to do the same at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. Read her own words on why it’s important to keep this traditional art alive.

Naabaahii Ółta’í: Native Student Veterans Peer-to-Peer Program | Reflection Blog

May 7, 2025 | Blog, Native Student Veterans, Our Programs, Supporting Our Relatives

Native Student Veterans fellow, Monica Old-Elk East, reflects on the convening sponsored by the program and how attending empowered and inspired her. Learn about the event from her perspective and how it re-kindled pride in her former military service.

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From Silence to Strength: A Native Woman’s Journey Through Mental Health and Healing

Part of Who You Are

Indigenous Education is a Ceremony: Honoring Our Youngest Learners

Becoming Her: An Emerging Indigenous Leader, Teaching Her Own

Anishinaabe Artist Shares Beautiful Black Ash Basketry Skills

Naabaahii Ółta’í: Native Student Veterans Peer-to-Peer Program | Reflection Blog

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