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My Path to College and Medical School

My Path to College and Medical School

Boozhoo (Hello)! My name is Shelbie Shelder and my tribe is the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Michigan. My clan is the Makwa (bear) clan. I grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, otherwise known as “Maskiiminong” (swamp).

The Benefits of a Gap Year (or Years) Before Medical School

The Benefits of a Gap Year (or Years) Before Medical School

My name is Casey Smith and I am Diné (Navajo). My clans are Honágháanii (One Who Walks Around) and Tsi’naajinii  (Black Streak Wood People). I grew up in New Mexico where the red rocks and sagebrush are bountiful, and moved to the luscious green (in summer) and frigid (in winter) climate of the Midwest where I am a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota.

Sinte Gleska University Celebrates 35th GED Graduation

Sinte Gleska University Celebrates 35th GED Graduation

GED graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter for adult learners—one filled with increased education and employment opportunities. Family, friends, and community members gathered to celebrate that new chapter for 14 adult learners at the 35th Annual GED Graduation Ceremony held in conjunction with Sinte Gleska University’s 46th Annual Graduation Ceremony on August 24 at the Wakinyan Wanbli Multipurpose Building on the university’s Antelope Lake campus in Mission, S.D.

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

When I was in college, a guest speaker, a salesman, came to one of my classes.  He said that when he traveled across the state of South Dakota, he drove quickly with a focus on getting away when he passed through the reservations.