Samantha Maltais, the American Indian College Fund Law Scholarship recipient headed to Harvard Law School, was interviewed last night on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell program on MSNBC live. She gave a shout-out to the College Fund for her law scholarship, the Full Circle Scholarship program that funded her education at Dartmouth, spoke about murdered and missing Indigenous people, and shared her career goals.
See the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XnWg1wiAiQ
This Pride Month, the American Indian College Fund honors Two-Spirit relatives by exploring their cultural significance, resilience, and resurgence in Native communities. Featuring voices from Sitting Bull College, the blog highlights how 2SLGBTQ+ students and faculty are creating safe spaces, reclaiming identity, and strengthening community through visibility, advocacy, and tradition.
Iḷisaġvik College’s Native arts program is helping Alaska Native students in the Arctic Circle preserve and revitalize Iñupiaq cultural knowledge. Through hands-on learning, cultural camps, and curriculum development, students gain skills in traditional art forms, healing practices, and land-based knowledge while ensuring these traditions are documented and passed down to future generations.
Belle Brings Plenty’s winning 2025 Tribal College Blanket Design, “Journey,” is now available for purchase as part of Pendleton Woolen Mills’ American Indian College Fund collection. Learn more about Belle and her deeply symbolic design meant to wrap people in love and support.
