The Fort Belknap College Library and Tribal Archives have been awarded an Enhancement Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for $118,000.
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Navajo Hope Powered by the Internet
When President Bill Clinton visited Shiprock, N.M., and Diné College in April 2000, he discussed the importance of the Internet and the hope it can provide to all people,
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SGU Offers Help with Grants for Disabled
“Tools for Tomorrow: Empowering Tribal Communities for Access Opportunities Project” is a new program geared toward capacity building for Native Americans with disabilities. A collaborative partnership between Sinte Gleska University,
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UTTC Purchases Land to Expand Campus
United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) has purchased 132 acres of land adjacent to the south side of the campus in Bismarck, N.D., for future growth and development.
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IAIA Reaches Out to Native Students in Denver
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) has long used creativity to nurture the personal lives of Native American students. Now, the 38-year-old in stitution in Santa Fe,
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Nighthorse Campbell Receives Blanket

U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell receives a blanket from AIHEC President Dr. Jim Shanley. Also pictured at the U.S. Capitol in February 2001 are (left to right) AIHEC Executive Director Gerald Gipp and American Indian College Fund Executive Director Richard Williams.
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Reach Out to Community
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) launched a new outreach program in the fall of 2000, Recruiting Native Americans for Higher Education (RNAHE). The program,
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N.D. Colleges Inspire Tomorrow’s Scientists
What would attract high school students to spend eight Sunday afternoons in a classroom? Science. The budding scientists pondered real world questions such as the height and volume of a water tower,
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Friends Remember Lakota Studies Instructor
Doris Leader Charge served as Lakota language instructor at Sinte Gleska University (SGU) on the Rosebud Reservation for 27 years. “She was a driving force behind the comprehensive Lakota Studies degree programs,” according to SGU President Lionel Bordeaux.
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$4 Million from Tribe Kicks Off SBC Campaign
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council and Sitting Bull College at Fort Yates, N.D., have joined forces to introduce a $40 million capital campaign. The money raised through this campaign will be used to build and maintain a new campus and for an endowment.
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OLC Welfare-to-Work Named Exceptional
The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is known for its grim statistics and overwhelming poverty. The Oglala Lakota residents are the poorest in the country.
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Northwest Indian College and HHS Form Health Partnership
A landmark agreement to recruit, train, and retain Native American students and faculty in the public health professions in the Northwest was signed by Northwest Indian College (NWIC Bellingham,
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AIHEC Honors Outgoing Executive Director
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) board took time out Feb. 9 to honor Veronica Gonzales, who has served the organization of tribal colleges since 1994,
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Blackfeet Expand Head Start on Campus
Blackfeet Community College (BCC) in northwestern Montana has a track record of linking with the community to enhance existing services, and now the college is working closely with the Blackfeet Head Start Program.






