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People in the News
- Rhonda LeValdo (Acoma Pueblo), a graduate student in journalism at the University of Kansas and a teacher at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence,
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Sitting Bull Offers New Horsemanship Program
Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) teaches students and community members about the care and training of horses through a certified horsemanship program.
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$400,000 Raised at Fund’s Flame of Hope Gala in NY
The 13th Annual Flame of Hope Gala raised $400,000 for American Indian student scholarships. The program was held Nov. 6, 2008, in New York City at Gotham Hall,
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RCCC Creates Foundation, Features Suzuki at Gala
In November 2008, the Mikai’ Sto Foundation hosted a fundraising gala in Calgary, Alberta, featuring David Suzuki as keynote speaker.
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CMN Offers Region’s Only Official Apple Training
The College of Menominee Nation (CMN, Keshena, WI) now offers northeastern Wisconsin’s only Apple Authorized Training Center. The academic and commercial training center provides official Apple certification classes and professional development training while serving as an official testing site for certification exams in all Apple Pro Applications.
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Navajo Technical College Ed Program Earns Award
By Karen Francis, reprinted with permission from the Gallup Independent
Formerly on probation by the state, Navajo Technical College’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program earned an Award of Distinction within one year after Jasper Joe (Diné) took over as director.
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CMN Gaming Class Plays Traditional Dice Game
At the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN, Okmulgee, OK), instructor Mekko Tyner, J.D. (Muscogee /Creek Nation), incorporated Indian Dice into his Native American Gaming Law class.
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HLC Gives Diné College 10-Year Accreditation
For the first time in its 40-year history, Diné College (DC, Tsaile, AZ) received 10-year accreditation status for its associate degree programs. The college also received approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to award DC’s first bachelor’s degree in elementary teacher education.
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UTTC Dedicates Ground, Hosts Horse Culture Camp
With the expanse of its south property as a backdrop, college leaders dedicated the new United Tribes Technical College (UTTC, Bismarck,
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AIHEC Honors Crazy Bull, Elects Board Officers
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Board of Directors elected officers at its fall board meeting in Seattle, WA. The board is made up of the presidents of all the member tribal colleges and universities.
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Department of Defense Awards $200,000 to SBC
As Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) continues to expand its Bachelor of Science degree programs, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded an equipment grant in the amount of $200,627,
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Land Tenure Curriculum To Be Used in Two States
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Board of Directors recently awarded $90,094 in grants and contracts for curriculum development and implementation in South Dakota and Montana.
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KBOCC Initiates Welding, Woodworking Programs
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC, Baraga, MI) has developed two training programs in welding and wood works. The program is designed to provide job skills training for low income,
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High School Students Can Enroll at Leech Lake
The Minnesota Department of Education has approved Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC, Cass Lake, MN) to participate in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) Program.
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CMN Wins Sustainability Award from Association
In November 2008, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) named the winners of its annual Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards.
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TMCC Program to Improve Courts, Legal Systems
The U.S. Department of Justice has released $482,363 in federal funding for programs at the University of North Dakota and Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC,
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IAIA Student Films, RAs Recognized Nationally
In 2008 more than 15 Native American students from all over the country participated in the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Summer Television and Film Workshop.
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Leech Lake Government Slashes College Funding
In October, nearly three months into its fiscal year, Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC, Cass Lake, MN) received notice that the Leech Lake Tribal Council had reduced its funding to the college by $500,000.
