Tribal College Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass, it’s important to reflect on how the event can inspire and inform us today.
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass, it’s important to reflect on how the event can inspire and inform us today.
The Department of the Interior’s proposal to eliminate all dedicated TCU funding does not align with the administration’s stated priorities to support rural America and expand access to higher education.
Maintaining Pell grants is important, but due to inflation increased funding is needed to provide college access for Native students.
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Tribal colleges embody the heart of education: connection to oneself, to community, and to each other as they uplift all.
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.
Federal support for TCUs upholds the government’s trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations, and investing in TCUs benefits every taxpayer.
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.
We’ve been here before. Weakness and fear hide beneath hateful words.
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.
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.
Freezing Native American CTE grants diminishes economic and workforce development in rural areas, where the majority of tribes and TCUs are located.
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.
The Department of Education says that reductions seek to eliminate bureaucratic excesses and to provide more opportunities for state and local entities.
The Trump Administration’s efforts to diminish and eventually dismantle the Department of Education are of deep concern across all education communities.