Programs
The College Fund supports TCUs in their efforts to strengthen education, Native communities, the environment, health and wellness, language and culture, emergent leadership, and infrastructure.
It provides awards to TCUs within these key areas, focusing on people from cradle to career. It also supports the success of the funded TCU programs through ongoing professional development, technical support, and research and networking opportunities.
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Program News
MHA-TAT Waste Reduction/Recycling Project at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
By American Indian College Fund Indigenous Visionary Sasha Sillitti My family’s historical home is in the community of New Town, North Dakota, located on the Fort Berthold reservation. The closest recycling collection center for a wide range of materials is located...
SIPI Drawing Workshop Taps into Native Philosophies of Awareness in Art, Native Identity, Sacredness, and Value
The warm smell of burning firewood wafted around us as we stepped out of the car. The cool still morning and chirping birds greeted us as we entered the building of the Ancestral Rich Treasures of Zuni (ARTZ) which houses silver and turquoise jewelry and is adorned with colorful paintings all created by Zuni artists.
Brandon Earns GED through SCTC’s HSE Program
In this HSE student highlight, we see how encouragement can transform a student’s confidence, academic success, and plans for his future.
Oglala Lakota College GED Staff Highlight: Both Ends of the Spectrum of Service
For half of a century, Oglala Lakota College GED tutors have dedicated their hearts and time, helping students pick up their educations where they left off. For some tutors, supporting GED students has been their life’s work. For others, it is a newfound calling.
Bringing Native Voices to the National Conversation
For Women’s History Month, the American Indian College Fund is featuring blogs about and by several of our outstanding scholars. This week we’d like you to meet Harley-Daniel Interpreter (Diné). Harley is an American Indian College Fund Indigenous Visionary Fellow who attends Diné College. For her fellowship, she is working on the Voter Educational Forum, a student-led event to inform and educate her tribal members about voting as a fundamental responsibility.
Tohono O’odham Community College Pre-College GED program
The Tohono O’odham Community College’s Pre-College GED Program has spent the past year and a half creating an efficient GED program suited for the realities their students face every day.