Tag: Fort Lewis
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Via Indian Country Today: Free College Tuition For Natives Threatened by Budget Knife
An excerpt: Before he even considered going to college, Byron Tsabetsaye ruled it out. While attending high school on the Navajo Nation, Tsabetsaye didn’t know anything about college applications, financial aid or selecting a major. An average student, Tsabetsaye said his teachers didn’t expect him to go to college, so he didn’t either. “As a…
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Tipton Reintroduces Bill to Provide Certainty for Native American Indian Students
Here, from BBNA. An excerpt: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 — Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo. (3rd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) has reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives to help Fort Lewis College and the State of Colorado cover tuition costs of qualifying Native American Indian students who receive federally-mandated free…