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If House Bill 1150 had survived, the Board of Regents would be able to dole out $50,000 from the state’s general fund for scholarships at $4,000 per applicant per year to non-tribal students attending tribal colleges.
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Jewel Big Crow Crowned Miss SGU Winyan 2019
After a festive week of activities, The Todd County Tribune caught up with incoming Miss SGU Winyan Jewel Big Crow and outgoing Miss SGU Sannita (Blue Thunder) One Star before the final Gand Entry of Sinte Gleska University’s Founders Week Wacipi on Sunday afternoon.
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Sinte Gleska University Announces Founders’ Week Activities
This year’s theme is Preparing the Next Chapter for the Sicangu Oyate and Sinte Gleska University.
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National Native American Hall of Fame Names First Twelve Historic Inductees
“My ancestors should also be honored here,” said Hall of Fame inductee Sinte Gliska College President Lionel Bordeaux. “Our ancestors left us a challenge, be who we are instead of what others want us to be.”
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Long-Time Sinte Gleska President Reflects On Education
Looking back, Bordeaux says he still has great confidence in Sinte Gleska’s emphasis on the spiritual aspects of tribal life. And in all the years he has been at the helm of the university, he has never lost his faith in the ability of education to transform lives and communities.
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The Gregory Learning Center Strives to Give Adults a Better Future with More Opportunities
When Sinte Gleska first started the program, they had tutors in every tribal community. The current percentage of Native Americans in the program is about 90%.
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Tribes Must Be On Board To See 65 Percent Attainment
South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) Universities do not offer tuition waivers to citizens of federally recognized Tribes. Many Lakota students attend off-reservations colleges or universities which offer a tuition waiver for citizens of federally recognized tribes.
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St. Francis Indian School and Sinte Gleska Collaborate on Traditional Buffalo Kill
On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, students and staff from the St. Francis Indian School Language Development Program met with Sinte Gleska University Bison Project Manager, Ty Colombe, to conduct a buffalo kill.
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Black Hills State University Names Campus Building for Dr. Lionel Bordeaux
Black Hills State University in South Dakota honored Dr. Lionel Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota), president of Sinte Gleska University (SGU) and the longest-serving university president in the United States,
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Horse Therapy Helping Break the Stigma of Sexual Abuse
For the Oceti Sakowin peoples, Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, the horse nation is an important bearer of culture and spirituality and represent a means to return to the traditional health and wholeness of their ancestors.
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SDSU Extension and American Indian Tribes Join Forces to Help Buffalo
Faculty from SDSU and SDSU Extension staff are currently working with Sinte Gleska University to transition what was previously a 22,000-acre Todd County cattle ranch to raise buffalo.
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Lofty Vision, Humble Beginnings: The Development of Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs at SGU
A longtime educator and one of the university’s inaugural faculty members looks back on how SGU created a plethora of bachelor’s and master’s programs, blazing the trail for other TCUs.
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The 45th Annual Sinte Gleska University Graduation
The 45th Annual Sinte Gleska University Graduation will be held at the Wakinyan Wanbli (Multi-Purpose) Building on Friday, August 25, 2017 at 1:00 PM.
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BHSU Names 2 Buildings in Honor of Native Leaders
The Crow Peak Residence Hall, which opened in 2015, will be renamed in honor of longtime Sinte Gleska University president Lionel R. Bordeaux
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Sinte Gleska University Welcomes Longest Walk 5.2
Members of the Longest Walk 5.2 were joined by Rosebud residents for a prayer walk through town, continuing their mission of calling attention to drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence in native communities.
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Guide for Educators First To Feature Tribal College Professionals’ Work
A new guide for educators titled Teacher Education Across Minority-Serving Institutions: Programs, Policies, and Social Justice, edited by Emery Petchauuer and Lynnette Mawhinney (Rutgers University Press, 2017) shares successful teaching practices and teacher education programs from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) across the country.
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Volunteer Tax Program at Sinte Gleska University Saves Money for Local Community
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Sinte Gleska University (SGU) helps the Sicangu Lakota people do their taxes for free. SGU has been partnering with the IRS to provide VITA services for over 14 years.
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Tribal Colleges to Discuss Their Legacy and Impact on Communities
The nation’s 37 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have created educational opportunities for students on or near Indian reservations to access a quality higher education since the first was established by the Navajo nation in 1968.
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Sinte Gleska Expands Legal Studies Program
Since 2012, Sinte Gleska University’s Business Management Department has offered a minor in legal studies. The program develops leadership capacity for tribal government and business leaders,
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American Indian College Fund Awards Grants to Preserve and Restore Native Art Forms
The American Indian College Fund has awarded four three-year grants of $50,000 each to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in the upper-Midwest through a program designed to increase the intergenerational transfer of artistic and cultural knowledge and processes from elders to adults and children.
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The Lakota Way: Preserving Culture through Education at Sinte Gleska University
In Lakota culture, elders and medicine men are the source of all traditional knowledge, teachings, and wisdom. They played an important role in establishing Sinte Gleska University (SGU) as a means of passing their knowledge to another generation.
