Success Stories
Below are profiles of some of the students who have benefitted from the support the American Indian College Fund has provided. If you are a student or alumnus who would like to share your success story, please click here to submit your information.
View the student stories at http://www.collegefund.org/success_stories
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Alanna
Seminole
Alanna, a recent graduate from SIPI, has not had an easy life, but she has met life’s challenges with optimism, determination, and hard work. Alanna juggled two jobs to pay the bills while attending college to provide a better future for herself and her young son. |
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Audra
Oneida
Like many Native single mothers, Audra knows what it means to struggle. She works hard to put food on the table and teach her children about the importance of their culture while she earns top grades in her coursework. Audra is working towards a college degree in science at Sitting Bull College. |
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Beau
Chippewa Cree
Beau Mitchell is living proof of the power of a tribal college education and how Native ideas about sustainability help all of mankind. |
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Dan
White Earth
Dan decided to channel his aspirations for success to help his people. He became the first person in his family to go to college. |
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Darryl
Navajo
When Darryl speaks, it is evident that he has found his life’s calling. His enthusiasm and excitement for his profession as an electronic engineer bubbles to the surface. |
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Deloris
Menominee
Facing unemployment, Deloris decided to enroll in college. She chose a double major of legal studies and sustainable development because she can legally protect those resources while also learning about the new technology that is being used in her tribe's forested areas. |
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Diana
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Diana Canku (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), president of Sisseton Wahpeton College and a 2009-10 academic year fellow in the American Indian College Fund’s Andrew W. Mellon Career Enhancement Program, successfully defended her dissertation and completed her doctorate degree. |
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Dominic
Navajo
American Indian College Fund scholar Dominic talks about his path from his home town of Navajo, New Mexico to Haskell Indian Nations University. In 2009, Dominc’s talents helped him land a prestigious internship at Nike, where he spent the summer of 2009 working at Nike headquarters on the grass roots marketing of the N7 shoe. Today he is studying to earn his master's degree at Arizona State University. |
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Dr. Harriett Skye
Lakota, Standing Rock
Dr. Harriett Skye (Lakota, Standing Rock) achieved a lot in her lifetime before retiring from United Tribes Technical College. In addition to her many accomplishments, she earned a Ph.D. in ethnic studies (emphasis on Native American Studies) and directed a documentary film, “The Right to Be,” an autobiographical story about her journey as an American Indian woman on the pathway of self-awareness and higher education. The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. |
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Iris
Tohono O'odham
Iris, a science major at Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) in Sells, Arizona, says she was driven to attend college and earn a degree because she feels her purpose is to serve her community. She wants to lead her people into a lifestyle that embraces balance and knowledge. |
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