Genoa Indian Industrial School, Genoa, Nebraska.
May 9, 2016
Education & Scholarships
Education & Scholarships
May 9, 2016
Fort Bidwell School, Fort Bidwell, California. St. Boniface Indian School, Banning, California.
May 9, 2016
Circle of Nations Indian School, Wahpeton, North Dakota. Fort Totten Indian Industrial School, Fort Totten, North Dakota. Boarding and Indian Industrial School in 1891–1935. Became a Community and Day School from 1940 to 1959. Now a Historic Site run by the State Historic Society of North Dakota. Wahpeton Indian School, Wahpeton, North Dakota, 1904–93. In […]
Arizona Indian Boarding Schools
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Chinle Boarding School, Many Farms, Arizona. Holbrook Indian School, Holbrook, Arizona. Many Farms High School, near Many Farms, Arizona. Phoenix Indian School, Phoenix, Arizona. Pinon Boarding School, Pinon, Arizona. Theodore Roosevelt Indian Boarding School, founded in 1923 in buildings of the U.S. Army’s closed Fort Apache, Arizona. As of 2016 still in operation as a […]
Oregon Indian Boarding Schools
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Chemawa Indian School, Salem, Oregon.
May 9, 2016
Chamberlain Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota. Flandreau Indian School, South Dakota. Pierre Indian School, Pierre, South Dakota. Pine Ridge Boarding School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Rapid City Indian School, Rapid City, South Dakota. Springfield Indian School, Springfield, South Dakota.
May 9, 2016
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was open from 1879–1918. Also known as the Carlisle Residential School, it was the first boarding school for native American children, and served as a model for many boarding schools to come after.
May 9, 2016
Bond’s Mission School or Montana Industrial School for Indians, run by Unitarians, Crow Indian Reservation near Custer Station, Montana, 1886–97. Fort Shaw Indian School, Fort Shaw, Montana.
May 9, 2016
Asbury Manual Labor School, near Fort Mitchell, Alabama open 1822–30, run by the United Methodist Missions.
Oklahma American Indian Boarding Schools
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Anadarko Boarding School, Anadarko, Oklahoma open 1911–33. Bacone College, Muscogee, Oklahoma, 1881–present. Bloomfield Female Academy, originally near Achille, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Opened in 1848 but relocated to Ardmore, Oklahoma around 1917 and in 1934 was renamed Carter Seminary. Carter Seminary, Ardmore, Oklahoma 1917-2004 when the facility moved to Kingston, Oklahoma and was renamed the […]
May 8, 2016
There were five American Indian boarding schools in the state of New Mexico.
Indian Territory Boarding Schools
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The first Indian Territory Boarding Schools opened in 1872, and some are still in operation at present. Learn about the history of American Indian boarding schools.
Wyoming Tribal College Index
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Wyoming Wind River Tribal College *** P.O. Box 8300 Ethete, WY 82520 Ph. 307.335.8243 Fax: 307.335.8148Website: www.wrtribalcollege.com *** Signifies Associate Status
Oklahoma Tribal College Index
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Oklahoma Tribal Colleges: College of the Muscogee Nation *** PO Box 917 Okmulgee, OK 74447Ph. 918-758-1480Fax: 918-549-2880Website: www.mvsktc.org Comanche Nation College *** 1608 SW 9th Street Lawton, OK 73501Ph 580.591,0203Fax: 580.353.7075Website: www.cnc.cc.ok.us *** Signifies Associate Status
Wisconsin Tribal College Index
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Wisconsin Tribal Colleges: College of Menominee Nation * P. O. Box 1179 Keshena, WI 54135Ph. 715-799-5600Fax: 715-799-1308Website: www.menominee.edu Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College * 13466 West Trepania Rd Hayward, WI 54843Ph. 715-634 4790Fax: 715-634-5049Website: www.lco.edu *Signifies accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
Washington Tribal College Index
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Washington Tribal Colleges: Northwest Indian College ** 2522 Kwina Road Bellingham, WA 98226 Ph.360-676-2772 Fax: 360-738-0136Website: www.nwic.edu Salish Kootenai College (satellite locations in Washington at Colville, Spokane, and Wellpinit) Address: PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855 Phone: (406) 275-4800Website: www.skc.edu **Signifies accreditation by the Northwest Accreditation Commission
South Dakota Tribal College Index
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South Dakota Tribal Colleges: Oglala Lakota College * 490 Piya Wiconi Road Kyle, SD 57752Ph. 605-455-6022Fax: 605-455-6023Website: www.olc.edu Sinte Gleska University * P. O. Box 409 Rosebud, SD 57570Ph. 605-856-5880Fax: 605-856-5401Website: www.sintegleska.edu Sisseton Wahpeton College * P. O. Box 689 Sisseton, SD 57262Ph. 605/698-3966Fax: 605/698-3132Website: www.swc.tc/ *Signifies accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the […]
North Dakota Tribal College Index
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North Dakota Tribal Colleges: Cankdeska Cikana Community College * (Formerly Little Hoop Community College) P. O. Box 269 Fort Totten, ND 58335Ph. 701-766-4415Fax: 701-766-4077Website: www.littlehoop.edu/ Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (Formerly Fort Berthold Community College)* 220 Eighth Avenue North P. O. Box 490 New Town, ND 58763Ph. 701-627-4738Fax: 701-627-3609Website: www.fortbertholdcc.edu Sitting Bull College * 1341 92nd Street […]
New Mexico Tribal College Index
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New Mexico Tribal Colleges: Navajo Technical University * (Formerly Crown Point Institute of Technology) P. O. Box 849 Crownpoint, NM 87313Ph. 505-786-4100 Fax: 505-786-5644Website: www.navajotech.edu Institute of American Indian Arts * 83 Avan Nu Po Road Santa Fe, NM 87505Ph. 505-424-2300Fax: 505-424-0050Website: www.iaia.edu/ Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute * P. O. Box 10146 9169 Coors Road, NW […]
Nebraska Tribal Collage Index
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Nebraska Tribal Colleges: Nebraska Indian Community College * College Hill P. O. Box 428 Macy, NE 68039Ph. 402-837-5078Fax: 402-837-4183Website: www.thenicc.edu Little Priest Tribal College * P. O. Box 270 Winnebago, NE 68071Ph. 402-878-2380Fax: 402-878-2355Website: www.lptc.bia.edu/ *Signifies accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
Montana Tribal College Index
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Montana Tribal Colleges: Blackfeet Community College ** P. O. Box 819 Browning, MT 59417Ph. 406-338-7755Fax: 406-338-3272Website: www.bfcc.org Chief Dull Knife College ** P. O. Box 98 Lame Deer, MT 59043Ph.406-477-6215Fax: 406-477-6219Website: www.cdkc.edu/ Aaniiih Nakoda College ** (Formerly Fort Belknap College) P. O. Box 159 Harlem, MT 59526Ph. 406-353-2607Fax: 406-353-2898Website: www.fbcc.edu/ Fort Peck Community College ** […]
Minnesota Tribal College Index
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Minnesota Tribal Colleges: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College * 2101 14th Street Cloquet, MN 55720-2964 Ph. 218-879-0800 Fax: 218-879-0814 Website: www.fdltcc.edu Leech Lake Tribal College * Rt. 3, Box 100 Cass Lake, MN 56633 Ph. 218-335-4200 Fax: 218-335-4215 Website: www.lltc.edu White Earth Tribal and Community College * 210 Main Street South P. O. […]
Michigan Tribal College Index
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Michigan Tribal Colleges: Bay Mills Community College * 12214 West Lakeshore Drive Brimley, MI 49715 Ph. 906-248-3354 Fax: 906-248-3351 Website: www.bmcc.edu Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College* 111 Beartown Rd, PO Box 519 Baraga, Michigan 49908 Ph. 906.353.4600 Fax: 906.353.8107 Website: www.kbocc.org Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College * 2284 Enterprise Drive Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 Ph. 989-775-4123 […]
Kansas Tribal College Index
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Kansas Tribal College: Haskell Indian Nations University * 155 Indian Avenue P. O. Box 5030 Lawrence, KS 66046-4800 Ph. 785-749-8479 Fax: 785-749-8411 Website: www.haskell.edu
Arizona Tribal College Index
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Arizona Tribal Colleges: Diné College * P. O. Box 126 Tsaile, AZ 86556Ph. 928-724-6671Fax: 928-724-3327Website: www.dinecollege.edu Tohono O’odham Community College * P.O. Box 3129 Sells, AZ 85634Ph. 520-383-8401Fax: 520-383-8403Website: www.tocc.edu/ Tohono O’odham Community College is a regionally accredited, publicly supported tribal college in Sells, Arizona. TOCC’s student body is 88 percent American Indian/Alaskan Native. Tohono O’odham Community […]
Alaska Tribal College Index
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Alaska Tribal College: Ilisagvik College ** P.O. Box 749 Barrow, Alaska 99723 907-852-3333Ph. Toll-free (Alaska only): 1-800-478-7337Fax: 907-852-2729Website: webspace.ilisagvik.cc/ **Signifies accreditation by the Northwest Accreditation Commission
May 7, 2016
Age Range: Grade 9 through grade 12 (High School)
Overview and Purpose: The American Indians are often portrayed as wearing animal skin capes and headdresses at the first Thanksgiving feast. Is this accurate? In this lesson, students will research those early American Indians and separate fact from fiction.
Objective: The student will be able to correct ten common myths about the early American Indians.
February 22, 2016
Since at least the early1970s, questions have been raised about the appropriateness of the University of North Dakota’s use of the “Fighting Sioux” nickname and related graphic symbols to promote its athletic teams. This report, prepared by an individual who has worked closely with UND’s presidents during most of this period, attempts to provide an historical and contextual perspective.
February 22, 2016
In nations with histories where ethnic minorities were victims of persecution, oppression, slavery, or genocide, the dominant culture typically creates prejudicial attitudes toward the minority group as a justification for the actions of the oppressor group.
The Fighting Sioux Nickname/Logo
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The Fighting Sioux name has been used by the University of North Dakota (UND) since 1930. Around 1970, Native people began to question the appropriateness of the nickname and logo. Since then, several surveys inquiring about a name change have indicated the majority of the student body and alumni want to keep the name and logo, but Native American students, and the majority of faculty are in favor of a name change.
February 22, 2016
One issue creating tension is the use of Native American team names and mascots. This is especially true in college communities with Native team names and images where Native Americans are the largest minority group.
February 22, 2016
Little research investigating the effects of stereotypes and attitudes regarding Native Americans and how this relates to discrimination has been conducted. One such contemporary conflict involves the use of Native American images, logos, and names by athletic teams.
March 31, 2015
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23.6 percent of Native American adults lacked a usual source of health care in 2012 – a higher proportion than any other race considered.
To help address that problem, the federal Indian Health Service has awarded the University of Arizona College of Medicine a five-year $975,000 grant to get more Native Americans into health care fields.
College of the Menominee Nation
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December 21, 2014
Native and non-native students and visitors from across the world come to College of Menominee Nation to pursue higher learning and to learn the history, systems and strategies of the Menominee and other First Americans.
September 12, 2014
Available to enrolled Cheyenne-Arapaho tribal members who are either undergraduate or graduate students.
September 12, 2014
Applicants for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Scholarship Program must be an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians at an accredited institution of higher education.
Ford American Indian College Fund
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The American Indian College Fund was established in 1989 to provide scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native students attending tribal colleges, and to fund and create awareness about the community-based accredited tribal colleges and universities that offer students access to knowledge and skills alongside Native culture, language, and values.
June 20, 2014
This one-time, $4000 scholarship is awarded by the American Indians Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution to American Indian students of any age, tribe and in any state who are striving to attend college.
June 19, 2014
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Higher Education Grant Program is administered by the tribe in question in most cases, for their members, so call your tribe first. The grant application is available from the education office of the Tribe in which you are affiliated or possess membership.
June 19, 2014
This minority scholarship grants 20 incoming diverse law students with $15,000 of financial assistance over the course of their three years in law school.
January 8, 2013
Montana State University offers several online graduate and undergraduate courses in Native American Studies for spring semester, 2013.
The offerings include graduate-level courses: “Native America: Dispelling the Myths,” and “Federal Indian Law and Policy.” Another course, “Indigenous Literature and the West,” is new and can be taken for either graduate or undergraduate credit.
All courses begin on Jan. 9 and are open to on- and off-campus students. Admission to an MSU degree program is not required. However, up to three credits can be used by those students who choose to enroll in MSU’s new 12-credit online graduate certificate in Native American Studies.
January 24, 2009
Here is a list of places to look for scholarships for native american students.
native american school grants
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There are many native american school grants available for native american tribal members. Here are some places to start looking for help.
native american student loans
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For a student to be eligible for many Native American scholarships, such as BIA scholarships, the student should be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Otherwise funding will most likely be denied. A Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) card or document is generally accepted proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe.
July 1, 2008
In order to encourage more Native students to enter the teaching field, the University of Oregon and the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon partnered to create a master’s degree program. Once students are accepted into the program, their tuition is paid and they receive a monthly living stipend of $1,775, a book allowance of […]
January 3, 2006
AUTHOR: Patrick L. Delabrue For Tina Webster, the College of Menominee Nation’s new Green Bay campus is more than a learning institution. “I feel this school is more about caring and understanding a person’s well-being,” Webster said of being a student at the tribal college. “It’s more down to earth here. It’s more about respect […]
December 27, 2005
The state plans to start a program this summer in an attempt to increase the number of American Indian students who earn college degrees.
University of Minnesota’s medical schools actively recruiting American Indians to become doctors
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The Center of American Indian and Minority Health is recruiting American Indian students to become students at the University of Minnesota’s medical schools. American Indians die at a rate nearly 50 percent higher than the national average for people their age, according to the U.S. Indian Health Service. There are many reasons for the deaths […]
October 11, 2005
This animated map illustrates how Euro-American settlement between 1600 and today displaced Native Peoples and eradicated their languages.
March 24, 2005
The Tribal Training Grant program helps eligible Alaska Natives, American Indians and Native Hawaiians residing within the Cook Inlet Region obtain short-term certification or vocational training for job enhancement and/or employability. Funding is need-based and available on a first-come, first-completed basis and is not intended to cover the full cost of training.