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College in New Town Receives Six-Figure Grant for Food Sovereignty
February 18, 2021
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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College recently received a $100,000 grant from the American Indian College Fund for a virtual education program aimed at food sovereignty for the Fort Berthold Reservation community. The money will be used to make content for social media and YouTube to educate the community about how to grow traditional food. Both the American Indian College Fund and the USDA fund the college’s Food Sovereignty program.
Education Justice Champion Honored for Tireless Work to Support Children and Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, DC - February 8, 2021 - The late Allison R. Brown, a lifelong education justice champion, will be honored posthumously with the 2021
First National Bank of Omaha Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education at the virtual NEA Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education Gala on February 12, 2021. Allison was an inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know her, said Sara A. Sneed, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She was passionate and gracious, brilliant and brave, and always committed to the betterment of children, giving them a voice. We are humbled to honor her many contributions to the civil rights movement. We will look to build on her legacy and continue to advocate for education justice for all children.
Albert Gourneau (left) and Anthony Desjarlais from Turtle Mountain Community College’s facilities department prepare to distribute sanitizing supplies and safety equipment at the tribal college campus in Belcourt, North Dakota.
The American Indian College Fund and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) are receiving $1.5 million in pandemic-related supplies including hand sanitizer, disinfectant, and gloves. Both organizations are working with AT&T to distribute the supplies to more than 20 tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) across the country. This comes as Native communities face soaring COVID-19 infection rates, rolling lockdowns on Indian reservations, and difficulties in accessing supplies. Native communities suffer COVID-19 infection rates greater than 3.5 times that of the White population, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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Millions of American Indian College Fund Scholarship Dollars Available for California’s Native .
American Indian College FundFebruary 1, 2021 GMT
Denver, Colo., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Native American college students from qualified California tribes have millions of dollars of scholarship funds available to them through the American Indian College Fund’s Wi’aasal (Great Oak) Future Leaders Scholarship, sponsored by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians.
Funds are available to most California tribal members seeking higher education, including technical and vocational certifications and associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degrees. Students earning a technical or vocational certification can get up to $5,000 per year. Students attending a state or private community college or university can get up to $20,000 per year.