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Redlands Community College, El Reno (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) Rogers State University, Claremore (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) St. Gregory's University, Shawnee (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) Seminole State College, Seminole (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution)
They help Native communities and students gain a valuable education and also preserve Native language, culture and traditions through language curriculum and American Indian studies. Since the first tribal college was established in 1968, the number of tribal colleges and universities has grown to 37 in the United States in 2016.
The American Indian College Fund, originally located in New York City, but now based in Denver, Colorado, provides scholarships for students at US tribal colleges and universities. Foundation and private-sector donations are crucial to its success. The Fund is dedicated to increasing the number of American Indians who hold college degrees.
For Native American students, the journey toward a college degree can be fraught with pitfalls, from a lack of Native representation on campus to accumulating way too much student debt.
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Organizers of the college were drawn from Native American activists, many of whom were members of federally recognized tribes in California. They struggled to attract funding and faculty to set up and operate the college, at a time when mainstream universities were also recruiting Native Americans to new programs of studies.
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