American Indian College

Pendleton Woolen Mills Launches New Philanthropic Initiatives in Support of Native American Language Preservation and Community Healthcare Professionals

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than a century, Pendleton Woolen Mills has had a deep connection with the Native American community. Pendleton Woolen Mills is expanding on this connection with a new philanthropic initiative to support key community needs. Pendleton has committed to provide yearly grants to nonprofits that support Native American language preservation and help strengthen Native Americans in their journey to serve the community as healthcare professionals. These philanthropic partnerships will be supported by a portion of sales from products that incorporate the Chief Joseph pattern, with a commitment of at least $100,000 annually. The initial organizations that will be recipients of the donations are First Nations Development Institute's Native Language Immersion Initiative and the Northwest Native American Center of Excellence at Oregon Health & Science University. 

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  • Pendleton Woolen Mills is expanding on this connection with a new philanthropic initiative to support key community needs.
  • Pendleton has committed to provide yearly grants to nonprofits that support Native American language preservation and help strengthen Native Americans in their journey to serve the community as healthcare professionals.
  • "Pendleton Woolen Mills has stepped forward where the private philanthropic community has repeatedly failed to invest – in the important work of Native language preservation and revitalization.
  • These are two of the many philanthropic partnerships with the Native American community that Pendleton contributes to, others include:
    The American Indian College Fund: Supporting education

American Indian College Fund and United Health Foundation Announce $1.6 Million Program to Increase Healthcare Diversity

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Denver, Colo., May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Indian College Fund is launching its Diversity in Health Care Scholarship Program with a $1.6 million grant from the United Health Foundation to reduce health disparities and outcomes in Native communities and to address underrepresentation of Native health care professionals in the workforce by providing academic and career services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) college students pursuing degrees in health care fields.

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  • Denver, Colo., May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Indian College Fund is launching its Diversity in Health Care Scholarship Program with a $1.6 million grant from the United Health Foundation to reduce health disparities and outcomes in Native communities and to address underrepresentation of Native health care professionals in the workforce by providing academic and career services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) college students pursuing degrees in health care fields.
  • College Fund data show that programs such as the United Health Foundation Diversity in Health Care Scholars Program offering substantial, renewable scholarships with student support services help support higher student retention and graduation rates.
  • Cheryl Crazy Bull, American Indian College Fund President and CEO, said, “The vitality and well-being of Tribal and rural individuals and families is greatly strengthened by the investment of United Health Foundation through this scholarship program and the related support the College Fund provides our scholars.
  • We are deeply appreciative of the commitment of the United Health Foundation.”
    “Building a more diverse health workforce is foundational to providing culturally competent care,” said Tracy Malone, President of the United Health Foundation.

American Indian College Fund Receives $100,000 Investment for Future Energy Professionals Project

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Denver, Colo., April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Petroleum contributed $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) Future Energy Professionals Project to provide scholarships and academic and career services to Native college students pursuing post-secondary credentials at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in New Mexico and North Dakota.

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  • Denver, Colo., April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Petroleum contributed $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) Future Energy Professionals Project to provide scholarships and academic and career services to Native college students pursuing post-secondary credentials at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in New Mexico and North Dakota.
  • The Future Energy Professionals Project will recruit outstanding Native scholars, provide financial awards, and empower students to achieve success and serve as leaders in their communities.
  • “Energy production and management of our natural resources are among the most critical issues faced by Indigenous people today,” said Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund.
  • This partnership among tribal colleges and universities, the College Fund, and Marathon Petroleum provides a path to energy education and employment.

American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills Student Blanket Contest Opens November 15

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Chelysa Owens-Cyr, a graduate of Fort Peck Community College, a tribal college, was the 2021 Tribal College Blanket Contest Winner.

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  • Chelysa Owens-Cyr, a graduate of Fort Peck Community College, a tribal college, was the 2021 Tribal College Blanket Contest Winner.
  • About the American Indian College FundThe American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 33 years.
  • The College Fund believes Education is the answer" and provided $14.45 million in scholarships and other direct student support to American Indian students in 2021-22.
  • Photo: The award-winning Unity blanket design, created by American Indian College Fund scholar and Fort Peck Community College graduate Chelysa Owens-Cyr.

American Indian College Fund to Host Book Discussion

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

She earned a Master of Arts degree at UC Davis and a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Institute of American Indian Arts, a tribal college.

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  • She earned a Master of Arts degree at UC Davis and a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Institute of American Indian Arts, a tribal college.
  • About the American Indian College FundThe American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 33 years.
  • The College Fund believes Education is the answer" and provided $14.45 million in scholarships and other direct student support to American Indian students in 2021-22.
  • Photo: The American Indian College Fund is hosting a book club reading led by Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO, and author Chelsea T. Hicks (Osage/Wazhazhe heritage) on Tuesday, November 29, in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

Media Alert: Top Performers Join Forces with American Indian College Fund for Free Virtual Native American Heritage Month Concert

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The American Indian College Fund is hosting a free streaming concert to celebrate Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. MDT.

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  • The American Indian College Fund is hosting a free streaming concert to celebrate Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. MDT.
  • The event will feature performances by Native and Non-Native entertainers and artists allied with Native causes from across the nation.
  • About the American Indian College Fund About the American Indian College FundThe American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 32 years.
  • For more information about the American Indian College Fund, please visit www.collegefund.org .

American Indian College Fund Invests in Tribal College Faculty Development

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) will support TCU faculty to become scholars, mentors, and leaders through its Investing in Tribal College Faculty: Building a Culture of Research for Transformative Change project.

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  • Thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) will support TCU faculty to become scholars, mentors, and leaders through its Investing in Tribal College Faculty: Building a Culture of Research for Transformative Change project.
  • Hosting professional development opportunities for TCU faculty that better align with faculty needs and interests,
    Providing grants to TCUs to promote integration of faculty development programming into operations.
  • About the American Indian College FundThe American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 33 years.
  • JournalistsThe American Indian College Fund does not use the acronym AICF.

Four National Native Scholarship Providers Release National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Denver, Colo., Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP) has released its first-ever National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students.

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  • Denver, Colo., Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP) has released its first-ever National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students.
  • Yet until NNSPs research, the national data on the effect of college affordability on Indigenous students college completion had not been fully explored.
  • Monette, CEO of the Cobell Scholarship Program administered by Indigenous Education, Inc., said, Data on college affordability for Native students now has new national visibility due to our scholarship organizations powerful data and research collaboration.
  • Collaborating with other nonprofits to form National Native Scholarship Providers is an important step in this process to explore college affordability, access to higher education, and the challenges Native students face, on and off campus.

Four National Native Scholarship Providers Release National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

DENVER, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP) has released its first-ever National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students. The research and report, which were funded by a grant from Lumina Foundation, are the result of a collaboration of collection, data-sharing, analysis, and reporting between the nation's four Native scholarship providers: the American Indian College Fund, the Cobell Scholarship, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, and Native Forward Scholars Fund (formerly American Indian Graduate Center). Researchers have found the primary obstacle to college completion is affordability, causing overall college student attrition. Yet until NNSP's research, the national data on the effect of college affordability on Indigenous students' college completion had not been fully explored.

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  • DENVER, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP) has released its first-ever National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students.
  • Yet until NNSP's research, the national data on the effect of college affordability on Indigenous students' college completion had not been fully explored.
  • Four National Native Scholarship Providers Release National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students.
  • PhotoThe first-ever National Study on College Affordability for Indigenous Students released by the National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP).

The Mellon Foundation Awards $2,585,000 to American Indian College Fund

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Denver, Colo., June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mellon Foundation has awarded the American Indian College Fund $2,585,000 to support its Native Pathways to College Program.

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  • Denver, Colo., June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mellon Foundation has awarded the American Indian College Fund $2,585,000 to support its Native Pathways to College Program.
  • The College Fund created this culturally based program to increase the first-time college enrollment post-high school, retention, and graduation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students.
  • About the American Indian College FundThe American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 32 years.
  • For more information about the American Indian College Fund, please visit www.collegefund.org .