Tammy Martin, a member of the American Indian College Fund’s Indigenous Visionaries program, interviewed a fellow community member and Navajo weaver, Gloria Begay, about how her craft helped her as a Navajo woman. In their conversation Begay shared how weaving was a...
The attack last week on the U.S. Capitol was an attack on every peaceful citizen who believes in a representational democracy in which all races, genders, ethnicities, and creeds have a place at the table.
Charity Navigator, a respected charity watchdog organization, is highlighting Native American charities on its blog as part of its strengthened commitment to promoting a more equitable social sector by encouraging both organizations and donors to consider aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their decision-making.
HOW WE HANDLE THIS MOMENT MATTERSComputer Science Initiative The American Indian College Fund is launching the Computer Science Initiative to help Native communities improve education quality and opportunities, social and economic development, better managed health...
LaVerne Whitebear (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux) Tribal College and University: Sisseton Wahpeton College Degree Major: Behavioral Science I am a 46-year old wife and mother of seven children, some grown and some not, and a first-generation college student. I have...
The Indigenous Visionaries program has worked with three Tribal Colleges and Universities for three years (2017 – 2020), supporting the development of Native women leaders in the three programming areas of Early Childhood Education, Environmental Stewardship, and...
The leadership and staff of the American Indian College Fund were saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. David Gipp Wicahpi Isnala, Lone Star, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the former President and Chancellor of United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), a tribal college, in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Indigenous Activism Learn How to Advocate for Natives and Native CommunitiesOur Most Recent WebinarWhy Native Representation and Mascots Matter Recorded September 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. MountainWatch Past Webinars
AdvocacyThe American Indian College Fund is committed to advocating for Native students, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and Indigenous communities. We believe that empowering individuals, institutions, and communities through education is a critical step...
Every decade, the most undercounted demographic as defined by the Census Bureau is American Indians…
