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The board also received an update on the Home Flight Scholars Program at its Dec. meeting

Highlights include a presentation on the College of Education and a visit to the longhouse

Little Priest Tribal College in Winnebago says its student body and campus are growing - and so are its options for people to study in STEM fields. Little Priest has always offered some health and science courses, but college Vice President of Finance and Operations Mark Vasina said the two-year school is also creating pathways to higher education for its graduates. It has transfer agreements with several area colleges - in many cases, with free tuition for getting a bachelor's degree - including Wayne State in Wayne, Nebraska, and Briarcliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. ...

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and in Montana, Indigenous advocates are working to register people and get out the vote. As part of its civic engagement initiative, Western Native Voice is encouraging Indigenous Americans to register to vote and cast a ballot in the next election ... and they are doing it via a drive-through voter registration effort in Billings. ...

As food-sovereignty efforts continue among Native American tribes, a South Dakota organization is bringing together stakeholders for a key brainstorming session. Around the U.S., many tribes are trying to reclaim access to their food systems. It's part of broader movements to revitalize various Indigenous practices and cultures, eroded under the weight of colonization. ...