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A​uthorizing Legislation​​​

​Since the early 1900’s, Congress has enacted various laws to support the development and growth of TCUs, and TRIBAL sovereignty in higher education.​

NWIC Student Graduates​

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Document Description
Date Posted
  
  
Federal funding for tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions.
5/31/2021
  
1994 Institutions shall be considered land grant colleges established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
5/31/2021
  
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Tribal Colleges or Universities to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Indian students.
5/31/2021
  
American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development

5/31/2021
  
Assist the Navajo Nation in providing education to the members of the tribe and other qualified applicants through a community college, established by that tribe, known as Diné College.
5/31/2021
  
Postsecondary schools administered by the Secretary of the Interior for Indians shall be eligible to participate in and receive appropriate funds under any program authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965.
5/31/2021
  
Provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled colleges or universities to insure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students, and to allow for the improvement and expansion of the physical resources of such institutions.
5/31/2021
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