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[Forbes] New Research On Indigenous Students And College Affordability

September 22, 2022September 6, 2022 News college, education, graduate, Higher education, indigenous, Native Americans, native bruin, student, UCLA, UCLA AISC

The National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP) recently released its first National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students. The report, which was funded by Lumina Foundation, found that the main obstacle to completing college for Native students is affordability. The report is the result of a collaboration between the nation’s four Native scholarship providers: the … Read more

[The New York Times] How Indigenous Athletes Are Reclaiming Lacrosse

August 2, 2022July 27, 2022 News college, education, indigenous, indigenous peoples, intertribal sports, lacrosse, Native Americans, Sports

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brendan Bomberry’s voice was growing louder, his words spilling out faster and faster as he unleashed a profanity-laced pep talk on his teammates. The Haudenosaunee Nationals men’s lacrosse team, a squad that represents the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora — was preparing to play … Read more