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American Indian College Fund scholars tell us that the main reason they go to college is for better lives for their families and to improve the health and well-being of their communities.
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If You Want to Protect Children, You Cannot Defend Mascots
If the president wants to make Indians great again, he might start by encouraging Congress to fully fund the 37 tribal colleges and universities and visit them to learn about our incredible students, communities, histories, and cultures.
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We’re Still Here: Culture, Community, and College at the Heart of Native Resilience
We’ve been here before. Weakness and fear hide beneath hateful words.
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Our Work Is Not Finished
In Native cultures, we believe we cannot afford to throw away a single person’s gifts. Every individual has something to contribute, and every talent must be fostered for us all to flourish.
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Academic Freedom: Ensuring Free Speech for All
Academic freedom is a pillar of democracy. It is not just the freedom of individuals to study what they want but it is also the democratic right of communities to decide for themselves what skills and roles they need to stay strong.
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Freezing CTE Grants Freezes Students Out of Opportunities
Freezing Native American CTE grants diminishes economic and workforce development in rural areas, where the majority of tribes and TCUs are located.
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Protect the Department of Education
Without the Department of Education, we are concerned about the ability of the federal government to fulfill its promise of delivering on all statutory programs, including student loans and Pell Grants, funding for TCUs, and enforcement of civil rights protections in higher education.
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DOE Says Workforce Reductions Won’t Impact TCUs, Student Loans, or Pell Grants
The Department of Education says that reductions seek to eliminate bureaucratic excesses and to provide more opportunities for state and local entities.
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How Does the Department of Education Impact Higher Education?
The Trump Administration’s efforts to diminish and eventually dismantle the Department of Education are of deep concern across all education communities.
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What Matters in This Moment
“Today, we are as committed to our mission and values as ever.”
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Indigenous Justice and Gender
Edited by Marianne G. Nielsen and Karen Jarratt-Snider
University of Arizona Press (2023)
177 pages
Review by Cheryl Crazy Bull
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Flags Symbolize National Identity for Tribal Nations and TCUs
The celebration of Flag Day is a suitable time to share insights into our history and our contemporary lives as tribal people.
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Visionary Transformation: Reflections on TCU Leadership and Tribal Self-Determination
Leadership at tribal colleges and universities is based on more than 50 years of experience, passed down from one generation to the next. But its roots also run deep in Indian Country and the perennial quest for greater self-determination.
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The American Indian College Fund Calls for Government Accounting of Missing Indigenous Children
“We believe the right to an education is not only an individual human right, but it is also a right of tribes as nations to socialize and educate their people in their own ways of knowing and being in the world.”
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American Indian College Fund Issues Statement on Events at U.S. Capitol
“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.”
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We Stand in Solidarity: American Indian College Fund Issues Statement on Race
“We call upon our brothers and sisters nationwide to raise a unified voice to demand a humane, just, and equitable nation for people of color for the next seven generations.”
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Converting the Rosebud: Catholic Mission and the Lakotas, 1886-1916
By Harvey Markowitz
University of Oklahoma Press (2018)
301 pages
Review by Cheryl Crazy Bull
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A Call to Action
The recent incident of racial profiling and harassment of two Native students at Colorado State University is a wakeup call to be active in working towards a safer, more inclusive society.
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Emergent and Revolutionary: Telling Native Peoples’ Stories at Tribal Colleges
Tribal colleges seek to approach education from the perspective of American Indian people and create an educational experience that promotes tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
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27-1 Fall 2015 “Tribal College Communities” Resource Guide
Editor’s Note: Below is a brief guide to accessible resources, which researchers may use as a starting point for further inquiry on tribal college communities.
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Engaging Life: TCUs and their Role Building Community
The tribal college founders sought to establish institutions rooted in place, extending beyond academic and workforce education. They dreamed of colleges and universities that served as centers of tribal and community life. In this feature article, the president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund recounts some of the ways that TCUs engage with their communities.
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An Act of Sovereignty: Governing Tribal Higher Education
Governance at tribal colleges and universities differs from that at mainstream institutions. Although regional accreditation requirements necessitate the implementation of some Western standards, TCUs have forged their own leadership models that make their governance an act of sovereignty.
