by Joe Hill | Apr 25, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
Most Americans don’t know that Native people weren’t granted U.S. citizenship until 1924. Even now, Native citizenship is made complex by questions of sovereignty, colonial borders, and centuries of policy failure. This makes Native communities particularly vulnerable...
by Joe Hill | Apr 10, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
What’s Happening: An executive order and a reintroduced bill, H.R. 899, aim to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) entirely. While the executive order resulted in massive employment cuts of nearly 50%, and funding redirects, the department can only be...
by College Fund | Mar 14, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
We Have Great News! Haskell Indian Nations University has announced it will rehire the faculty members who were recently laid off due to federal budget cuts. This is a huge victory for Native students – providing the security they need to finish out the semester – and...
by College Fund | Mar 7, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
The Trump Administration is considering drafting an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. However, the Department of Education was established by Congress, and it can only be dismantled by Congress. House Republicans reintroduced H.R. 899, a...
by College Fund | Feb 25, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
When federal support for TCUs is cut or withheld, the consequences are immediate and severe: Fewer scholarships: Many Native students rely on financial aid to attend college. Reduced funding means fewer opportunities to complete degrees. Loss of essential services:...
by Joe Hill | Feb 24, 2025 | Issues Impacting Indian Country
A treaty represents your rights, not your privilege: For most Americans, education is seen as a personal choice, an opportunity that students pursue through state and private institutions. But for Native nations, education is something more: it is a treaty right...
