Since the early 1990s, November has been set aside to recognize the significant contributions of first Americans to the establishment and growth of the United States.For us at the American Indian College Fund, Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate our students’ successes, their victories, and their contributions.
This year we asked a few of our students to share recommendations of some of their favorite things with you – from recipes to books and movies, and everything in between. They also share the stories behind their recommendations – their traditions, cultural histories and memories. Blue (Creek Nation) shared with us that his favorite book is There There by Tommy Orange, saying that it’s everything he’s ever wanted in an urban Native story. To see more of Blue’s recommendations, and those of our other students, please visit collegefund.org/heritage-month.
Native American Heritage Month is the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about tribal culture, history, language and traditions. And it’s the perfect time to make a generous gift to the College Fund to ensure our heritage will continue for seven generations to come.
On behalf of all our students, we thank you so much for all you do. Your support has resulted in so many successes – and the more we can build on our successes, the brighter the future will be for all American Indian people.
While Native American Heritage Month is limited to the month of November, the need to provide scholarships to hardworking young American Indians continues throughout the year. Please help us continue to make our students’ dreams a reality and celebrate with us!
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more_vertFederal Government is doing too little, too late. As citizens we need to inform ourselves about how Native Americans were crushed by european invaders and how the government still deals subtily with Native Americans. Most recently I watched DAWNLAND, and it made me so proud of those natives who have suffered so much, yet are using THEIR CULTURE to help them walk out of the nightmare of dealing with the child welfare system which until too recently, was still in the white mindset as far as dealing with these first americans. Still, and especially under trump, USA is too slow in embracing their wrongs and adopting an agenda of inclusion for Native Americans and other Americans of color.
November 10, 2018 at 2:16 AMBack in the middle 60s I started a college org. we called Indian Rights Committee with the help of Buffy St. Marie and tribal members from the Yurok, Karok and Hoopa tribes, with visiting tribal reps showing up from all over the country. As it got rolling, I was asked to turn it over to Tribal Members. This took place in Humboldt Co. Ca. at HSU college. I hope they kept it going because the whole idea was to attain Grants and Funds to sloe local young people from the Res to enroll at HSU, tuition paid. My wishes was that this would spread throughout the country and open doors of opportunity for young tribal kids all over to have free tuition and work for a college degree.
December 1, 2018 at 6:41 AMi'm now up in years and not in full capacity but I urge some of you, if you haven't already, to pursue this.
God be with you.
In memory of my friend Calvin Rube. Medicine Man of the Klamath River Yurok Tribe.