Grant to help TCUs enrich their arts curricula by
incorporating Indigenous practices
DENVER, May 21, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The American Indian
College Fund (College Fund) announced new efforts to enhance
Native arts curriculum development programs at six tribal colleges
and universities (TCUs). Each of the participating TCUs will
receive $100,000 to enrich their
curricula by integrating Indigenous education values and
incorporate Native knowledge, language, and cultural practices. The
project will also help to expand institutional capacity, developing
or revising academic courses, minors, and certificate and degree
programs.
The six participating TCUs and their programs are:
- Ilisagvik College, Barrow,
Alaska
- Iñupiat Art Curriculum Development and
Enhancement
- Northwest Indian College,
Bellingham, Washington
- Xwel'xweleqw (A metaphor for the "people who
survive)
- Salish Kootenai College,
Pablo, Montana
- Puti es sxʷilwisi: Continuing the Journey by Rethinking
Culture and Language Education at SKC
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Institute, Albuquerque, New
Mexico
- Weaving Art into the Curriculum
- Stone Child College, Box Elder, Montana
- Neiyahwahk Kahyahs Kahkitahsinahikechik (Traditional
Chippewa-Cree Artwork)
- United Tribes Technical College,
Bismarck, North Dakota
- Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ Native Arts
American Indian College Fund
President and CEO, Cheryl Crazy Bull, said, "Native arts are both
the symbolic and the practical embodiment of Indigenous ways of
knowing and being in the world. We are honored to support our
communities as they increase the visibility of traditional and
contemporary Native arts and appreciate the partnership with our
TCUs and MACP that makes this possible." This work, made possible
through a three year, $600,000
project with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, will help to build
a solid foundation to encourage the advancement of Native arts.
About the American Indian College
Fund— The American Indian College
Fund has been the nation's largest charity supporting Native higher
education for 34 years. The College Fund believes "Education is the
answer" and provided $17.4 million in
scholarships and other direct student support to American Indian
students in 2022-23. Since its founding in 1989 the College Fund
has provided more than $319 million
in scholarships, programs, community, and tribal college support.
The College Fund also supports a variety of academic and support
programs at the nation's 35 accredited tribal colleges and
universities, which are located on or near Indian reservations,
ensuring students have the tools to graduate and succeed in their
careers. The College Fund consistently receives top ratings from
independent charity evaluators and is one of the nation's top 100
charities named to the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving
Alliance. For more information about the American Indian College Fund, please visit
www.collegefund.org.
Journalists—The American Indian College Fund does not use the
acronym AICF. On second reference, please use the College
Fund.
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