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American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills Student Blanket Design Contest Opens November 15

American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills Student Blanket Design Contest Opens November 15

Starting November 15, the American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills, the international lifestyle brand headquartered in Portland, Oregon, are accepting submissions for sixth annual Tribal College Blanket Design Contest. American Indian and Alaska Native students attending a tribal college or university are eligible to submit up to two designs.

2025 State of the American Indian College Fund Released for Native American Heritage Month 

2025 State of the American Indian College Fund Released for Native American Heritage Month 

Every year, the American Indian College Fund releases a State of the College Fund address, delivered by its President and CEO, Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota). This year President Crazy Bull addresses the importance of the College Fund’s continued mission and the tribal colleges and universities’ in growing Native people and communities in the wake of national discussions about higher education.

American Indian College Fund Extends Partnership with Dollar General Literacy Foundation 

The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) recently received a $434,000 adult literacy grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) for its Native Students Stepping Forward (NSSF): Dollar General Adult Education Program. Celebrating its eleven-year partnership with the DGLF, the program works to increase the number of adults working toward high school equivalency (HSE) in Indian Country. With this year’s DGLF funding, the program can serve 10 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) who support HSE attainment while also strengthening the whole adult education pathway. College Fund currently plans to select its tenth participating college in 2026.

American Indian College Fund Partners with National Native Scholarship Providers to Raise Awareness of Boarding School Students 

American Indian College Fund Partners with National Native Scholarship Providers to Raise Awareness of Boarding School Students 

The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) and other National Native Scholarship Providers (NNSPs), including AISES, Cobell Scholarship Fund, and Native Forward Scholars Fund, are raising awareness of Orange Shirt Day in solidarity with Native people in Canada, where it is observed on September 30 as a federal holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.