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In May, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA, Santa Fe, NM) received a $215,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help develop a new welcome center for the 12-year-old campus.
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Sitting Bull College’s Renewal of the Land project
Renewal of the Land is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project that seeks to address issues related to food security in reservation communities.
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NICC, Extension sponsor buffalo harvest
Through a partnership between the Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC, Macy, NE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tribal Extension, Jim Hallum of Santee, NE,
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TCUs Trade Crop Ideas Around Globe
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has arranged for several tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to get involved in international agricultural research projects over the years,
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Sage Cites Family as Recipe for Success
Jasper Sage, a senior student from Haskell Indian Nations University, spoke on a panel last August with Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman about his internship with the U.S.
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Phillips Appointed as First USDA Liaison
In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) appointed John Phillips as the USDA tribal college liaison position in Washington, D.C. This is a new position in the department.
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Dull Knife Instructor Opening USDA Doors
Dull Knife Memorial College has taken a leadership role in several efforts designed to benefit all of the tribal colleges’ and universities’ land grant activities.
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Bay Mills Extension Program Helps Youth at Risk
The Department of Recreation and Health Promotions Youth at Risk program, co-directed by Bay Mills Community College and the tribe, aims to foster strong family units and community pride.
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Agriculture Signs Agreement to Provide Services to Tribal Colleges
In an effort to assure that the tribal colleges can participate fully in federal agriculture programs, AIHEC and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman have agreed upon a memorandum of agreement that includes access to programs, services, and resources offered by the USDA as well as employment opportunities at its headquarters and field locations.
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Ag Appropriations Equal to Last Year
Despite efforts to increase funding for tribal college agricultural programs, both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate have agreed to maintain the previous year’s funding levels.
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Intertribal Ag Group Sees Many Barriers
A bleak report issued by the Intertribal Agricultural Council to Congress in 1992 concludes that the Indian use of Indian lands is actually dropping, the number of idle acres increasing, and hundreds of thousands of acres of Indian lands face danger of foreclosure.
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Building Bridges with State Universities
Congress’s 1994 decision to designate tribal colleges as land grant institutions has opened a door between them and state land grant universities and colleges. Navajo Community College in the Southwest and the North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges are leading efforts to explore the potential for partnerships.
