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UWS grad appointed as first Native American to UW Board of Regents
(WISCONSIN) -- The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is on the cusp of having its first Native American board member. Mike Simonson has the story from Superior.
Native American men's health summit set April 1 at MSU
(MONTANA) -- A summit to discuss health and wellness issues among Native American men will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 1, in the Procrastinator Theater in Montana State University's Student Union Building.
Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives
(TEXAS) -- After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
First Nations University won't get money
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- A delegation from First Nations University of Canada has been told Ottawa won't restore $7 million in annual funding to the struggling Saskatchewan-based institution.
FNUC Funding Frustration / Students Assocation will fight for money
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- The fight for funding may be far from over. In Ottawa Thursday, Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl said the government will not budge and the First Nations University will not get back the dollars it desperately needs. Diane Adams, President of the FNUC Students Association, believes the feds are making a big mistake.
Feds refuse to restore funding to First Nations University
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- Supporters of First Nations University say the federal government has turned down their request to restore funding to the troubled institution.
Aboriginals in desperate fight to save university
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- Students and staff from Canada's only Aboriginal university are pleading with the federal government to restore funding, saying the school will run out of money by the end of the month if something doesn't change.
Pueblo High students pick a new mascot
(ARIZONA) -- If you see a wolf on the Pueblo Magnet High School campus, don’t panic, it’s just the new mascot. The student body has submitted its votes and the wolf beat out both the dragon and the puma, which were also vying for the coveted spot.
Former professor pens Arapaho book
(MISSOURI) -- Ex-Missouri Southern professor Bobbie Steere, department of education, has just released his book The Trace of the Southern Arapaho.
Federal 'Youthbuild' grant means job and life skills for Lummis
(WASHINGTON) -- Before he enrolled in the new Youthbuild program, Ramon Tom admits his life was beginning to revolve around alcohol. "I was getting pretty bad into it," he said.
Sask. chiefs OK university funding plan
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- A plan that would see troubled First Nations University of Canada give up control of its finances and receive money through another university has been approved by Saskatchewan chiefs.
Scholarship fund almost gone, FNUC says
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- The First Nations University of Canada says its scholarship fund — a fund that's supposed be worth around $400,000 — has been used "inappropriately" and is nearly empty.
Native American teens can attend leadership camp
(LOUISIANA) -- Local Native American teens can participate in a leadership camp sponsored by the Louisiana Indian Education Association. The deadline for applications is Friday.
Red Cloud principal takes Nebraska job
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- Nick Dressel, Red Cloud Indian School high school principal, has announced that he will leave the position in June to become principal at Chadron Middle School in Nebraska.
Full circle: UM's Payne Family Native American Center nears completion
(MONTANA) -- For months, University of Montana students, faculty and staff have watched the Payne Family Native American Center take shape, but in reality, people nationwide are following the progress of this building.
Saskatchewan native leaders hand over financial control of troubled school
(SASKATCHEWAN) -- Saskatchewan aboriginal leaders say they have agreed to hand over financial control of the troubled First Nations University of Canada to the University of Regina.
Study Shows Lower Graduation Rates for Native Americans
(WASHINGTON) -- A recent report commissioned by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA shows that fewer Native Americans in Washington finish high school than previously thought.
Aboriginal recognition urged for schools
(VANCOUVER) -- The BC Teachers' Federation is urging school districts in the Province to start all major school events with an "aboriginal recognition." BCTF delegates green-lighted the recommendation at the Union's Annual General Meeting in downtown Vancouver.
Women of Influence series to welcome Seneca Nation member
(NEW YORK) -- The Alfred University Women’s Leadership Center will host Dr. Lori Quigley, member of the Seneca Nation (Wolf Clan) and associate dean of the School of Education at Buffalo State College, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center.
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