In this original study, the American Indian College Fund investigated the dynamics of first generation workers and what tribal colleges can do to support and prepare them.

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Working with local stakeholders, Alaska’s only tribal college is forging new opportunities for its students.

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A memoir and meditation on our favorite four-legged creatures.

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) and Lake Region State College (LRSC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver CCCC’s Associate in Arts degree in social work to students on the LRSC campus.

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Din College’s commitment to maintaining and revitalizing the Navajo language continues, and college officials hope the hiring of a Navajo Language Immersion Institute director will strengthen that progress.

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A partnership between the California Tribal College Board of Regents and the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees will provide higher education opportunities and resources to First Nation students across the state.

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This grant will not only celebrate Two Spirit / LGBTQI+ individuals on tribal
colleges (i.e., Haskell), but those in the past that were affected by colonial attitudes demeaning their
expression.

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Whale Scout volunteers and Northwest Indian College students — most from the Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish tribes — planted 800 native plants on the east side of the mouth of the Elwha River.

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Iḷisaġvik College president, Dr. Pearl Brower, announced that the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has reaffirmed Iḷisaġvik’s accreditation after the fall 2017 year seven evaluation.

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Profits have gone to Little Priest Tribal College, a community development fund, the tribal health department, a language revitalization program and tribal roads.

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By 2020, 65% of all jobs will require post-secondary education. But only 13.8% of American Indians have a college degree—less than half the national average.

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North Dakota's five tribal colleges will be hosting a higher education conference in March, bringing more than 1,000 attendees from tribal colleges and universities from across the United States.

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The tunes served as a guide for six students who signed on to learn Salish Hymns and Prayers at Salish Kootenai College.

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Two local women have received grants from Polson’s Philanthropic Education Organization Chapter BY to assist in reaching their educational goals. Both women are within two years of completing degrees at Salish Kootenai College (SKC).

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She later moved to Bismarck, where she took a job leading public relations at United Tribes Technical College. She was an editor of United Tribes News, the college's monthly newspaper, and hosted a television program called "Indian Country Today," which aired from 1973 to 1984 on the local NBC affiliate, KFYR-TV.

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The fifth-annual Food for Thought fundraiser was a great success at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

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The board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Stephanie Hammitt to serve as interim president of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC).

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"Fifty years is quite an achievement. We're really proud to have a college of our own. We still hear the Diné College name all over the country, and it reminds us of our legacy and our commitment to move forward," Begaye said in a press release from his office.

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Stephanie Hammitt was named interim president of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College on Wednesday by the Minnesota State system’s board of trustees.

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The Institute of American Indian Arts’ (IAIAs’) digital dome is a unique asset, being the world’s only fully articulating dome. It rotates from 0° to 90°,

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