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The new board trustees include Dr. Sean Chandler of Aaniiih Nakoda College, Eva Flying of Chief Dull Knife College, and Dr. Dawn Tobacco-Two Crow-Frank of Oglala Lakota College.
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‘For the Sake of the Nation’: Tribal Colleges Revitalize Language, Culture
Central to the tribal college mission is weaving Indigenous culture and history into curricula.
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CDKC Embraces Virtual Reality
Chief Dull Knife College has invested in research and applications that integrate technology, education and culture.
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CDKC Embraces Virtual Reality
VR now provides Chief Dull Knife College a way to link materials from the archives, artifacts from its cultural center, and the stories people tell.
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Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn’t Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Schools.
In the 1970s, Congress committed to funding a higher education system controlled by Indigenous communities.
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Squaring the Circle: Reinventing Northern Cheyenne Resource Management in the Digital Age
The Ecoregional Ethnographic Assessment project at Chief Dull Knife College illuminates how Native nations and federal agencies can collaborate to preserve and protect sacred places.
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“Let’s Go Blue!”: The Chief Dull Knife College Lady Warriors
With Chief Dull Knife College’s basketball program seemingly moribund following a five-year hiatus, the Lady Warriors roared back to claim the AIHEC tournament championship.
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Iyapi Tiyata Glokupi – Bringing the Languages Home: Language Revitalization at America’s Tribal Colleges
The advent of the Tribal College Movement more than 50 years ago was a milestone in the revitalization of Native languages. TCUs are again breaking new ground with a variety of efforts that seek to change the trajectory Indigenous language sustainability.
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MSU Billings Forms Partnership with Tribal Colleges to Ease Student Transfer Process
Partnerships with Fort Peck Community College and Chief Dull Knife College last month allow their graduates with certain associate degrees to seamlessly transfer to MSU Billings to complete a bachelor’s degree.
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New Chief Dull Knife College President Looks to Push School Forward
The ultimate intention with this transition is to revitalize the school for a new generation of students.
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Eva Flying to Serve as President of Chief Dull Knife College
Flying succeeds longtime president Dr. Richard Littlebear and is the first woman to lead the college.
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Tester Secures Nearly $1.7 million for Rural Montana Housing and Economic Development
Tribal College Initiative Grants provide funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to make capital improvements to their educational facilities and to purchase equipment.
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Jump Start, Head Start Project Partnership with Salish Kootenai College
Two Montana Tribal Colleges, Salish Kootenai College (SKC) and Northern Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife College, are pleased to announce a new partnership with Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe’s (CSKT) Early Childhood Services (ECS), and Head Start programs at both CSKT and Northern Cheyenne, called Jump Start, Head Start
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A Fairy Godmother for Once Overlooked Colleges
The president of Chief Dull Knife College, which is located on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, reported a gift of $1 million. The college enrolled about 300 students before suspending classes for the fall semester due to the pandemic. It plans to resume classes this spring. The Institute of American Indian Arts, an arts-focused institution, received $5 million. Navajo Technical University, which has campuses in Arizona and New Mexico, received $12 million.
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Tribal Colleges to Receive Millions in Unprecedented Financial Gift
Just in time for the holiday season, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced that she was giving nearly $4.2 billion to nonprofit organizations and institutions to help mitigate the economic effects of the pandemic.
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From Urban Campuses to Reservations, Native American Students Feel COVID-19’s Reach
Native American students already face barriers in the pursuit of higher education, as COVID-19 has disproportionately sickened and killed Native Americans.
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$4.2 Million to Be Distributed to 14 Montana Colleges to Increase Student Retention
Several tribal colleges and others were among the 14 colleges and universities receiving the funding.
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Montana Tribal Colleges in Line for Almost $10 Million in Stimulus Funding
The money comes from a different pot than previously announced allocations to universities in the state. It aims to aid minority-serving institutions that often work with students who face barriers to accessing higher education.
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Coronavirus News Roundup
Carrie Billy, president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, about how tribal colleges and their students are dealing with the pandemic.
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Resolution Introduced to Declare a National Tribal College and Universities Week
At a time when Washington is more divided than ever Montana’s senators are working across party lines to honor tribal colleges.
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Funding for Revitalization of Tribal Languages Announced
“On the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, the Montana Indian Language Program has brought together language and culture specialists from five reservation districts,” said Dr. Richard Littlebear, president of Chief Dull Knife College, Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
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Tester Leads Colleagues in Push to Renew Funding for Montana’s Tribal Colleges and Universities
“Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and minority serving institutions (MSIs) are an essential component of America’s higher education and workforce development system,” Tester and his colleagues wrote.
