American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship recipient Dakota Kahbeah is from Okmulgee, OK, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. He recently graduated from the College of the Muscogee Nation, where he majored in tribal services.
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APS Foundation Provides STEM Education to Navajo Scholars through $100,000 Grant to American Indian College Fund
While a college education can provide a clear path to a successful future, for many, high fees coupled with low incomes too often mean that a college degree is simply out of reach. Currently only 14% of American Indians have a college degree—less than half the national average.
Spirit Lake Dakota “Tiospaye Okciyapi Tipi” Center Groundbreaking is August 10
Cankdeska Cikana Community College, the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation and the United Health Foundation are inviting the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Spirit Lake Recovery and Wellness Center at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018.
Native Artist to Debut Crowdsourced Art Project Highlighting Murdered and Missing Indigenous People
The Denver-based American Indian College Fund, a non-profit organization providing scholarships and programs supporting Native American higher education, is thrilled to announce that former scholarship recipient and tribal college graduate Cannupa Hansker Luger has organized an art exhibit with several contemporary artists to explore the interconnectedness of the human story.
WalMart Scholars Attend National Education Conference for Learning and Networking Tools
Walmart knows that providing outstanding students with scholarships is just one of the stepping stones students need to succeed. Opportunities to network outside of campus and community are important in exposing students to new ideas and possibilities as part of a students’ intellectual development—and career path.
Diane: Working for Education, Tradition, and Culture of Native People
Walmart knows that providing outstanding students with scholarships is just one of the stepping stones students need to succeed. Opportunities to network outside of campus and community are important in exposing students to new ideas and possibilities as part of a students’ intellectual development—and career path.
American Indian College Fund Honors John “Jack” Bogle, Founder of Vanguard Group, at 2018 Flame of Hope Gala in New York
John Bogle, the Founder of Vanguard Group, was honored with the American Indian College Fund’s Billapaache Award at the 2018 Flame of Hope Gala on April 11 in New York City. Billapaache means friend of the people in the tradition of the Apsaalooke (Crow) people of Montana.
Pendleton Introduces Two 2018 American Indian College Fund Blankets in Partnership With Wieden+Kennedy
The American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills, the acclaimed- lifestyle brand headquartered in Portland, Oregon, are introducing two new, exclusive blankets to the American Indian College Fund Collection for 2018.
Dr. Cynthia Lindquist of Cankdeska Cikana Community College 2017-18 American Indian College Fund TCU Honoree of the Year
Dr. Cynthia Lindquist, President of Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Ft. Totten, North Dakota, says she never set out to be a tribal college president. “College was a dream for me as a high school kid. I was the oldest of 13 kids, and there was no money for college.”
The Coca Cola Foundation Names 35 Native American First-Generation Scholars
March 12, 2018, Denver, Colo.— The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 35 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2017-18 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota.
