Student Profile:James
I am a 27-year-old Ojibwe man with a turbulent past. I have been incarcerated numerous times in my life. This has been a continuous cycle that took many hardships and lonely nights to overcome. I was recently released from Oak Part Heights, a Minnesota maximum security prison. While I was incarcerated, I had a lot of time on my hands to think about the direction my life was heading, and I promised myself that I was going to break this vicious cycle that had taken hold of my life. »More

American Indian College Fund and Advertising Partner Wieden+Kennedy Launch THINK INDIAN PSA Campaign
Denver—The American Indian College Fund, with the award-winning international advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, is rolling out a new public service announcement campaign, titled THINK INDIAN. The campaign tells the story of how America's 32 accredited tribal colleges and American Indian students are combining traditional Native solutions with modern knowledge to solve contemporary problems. »More

American Indian College Fund Celebrates 20 Years of Service for American Indian Students and Tribal Colleges
Denver—The American Indian College Fund (the Fund), the premier scholarship organization for American Indian students, marks its 20 th anniversary in 2009.

The Fund was created in 1989 by the tribal colleges and universities and private partners to raise scholarship funds and funding for America's tribal colleges. »More