Indigenous Visionaries
2017 – Ongoing
About The Program
The Indigenous Visionaries: Women’s Leadership Program supports the empowerment and success of Native women faculty and staff at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) through a nine-month fellowship opportunity. Participating fellows receive place-based and experiential professional and personal development through guided trainings and cultural learning from College Fund staff and a broad network of Native women leaders. This program seeks to address and dismantle systemic barriers facing Native women by providing the tools, opportunities, and a network to support and strengthen the growth of fellows, ultimately strengthening families, TCUs, and tribal nation communities. This space will elevate and increase the visibility of Native women by offering strategic opportunities that illuminate a path towards personal, educational, and professional advancement.
2025-2026 Indigenous Visionaries Fellows
Past Indigenous Visionaries Cohorts
Related Blogs
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...
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.
American Indian College Fund Names 2021-22 Indigenous Visionaries
Indigenous community leaders create positive change in their communities. The American Indian College Fund is committed to developing women leaders across Indian Country through its Indigenous Visionaries Program in Tribal communities where tribal colleges and universities are located.
