Southeast group pushing for Alaska’s first tribal college

Mon, October 15, 2007
Posted in Alaska News

There are 32 tribal colleges in the United States. Credited with getting more Native Americans and Alaska Natives into post-secondary education, tribal colleges are federally designated and eligible for specially earmarked funds. States like Montana and North Dakota have numerous tribal colleges. Alaska has only one. A small group in Sitka is looking to right that imbalance. The group met last week to start figuring out how to start a tribal college in Southeast Alaska.

Melissa Marconi-Wentzel, KCAW - Sitka

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