Congratulations to the Graduates!

The Association thanks all of our donors whose contributions over the years help to make our scholarships and successes like these possible.

2024 Graduates

Marquel "WoDakota G'dus O'Wi" Holiday
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Haskell Indian Nations University, Bachelor of Arts in American Indian/Native American Studies
TeAndra Pemberton-Kingbird
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
United Tribes Technical College, Associate of Science in General Studies
Mercedes (Charbonneau) Poitra Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Turtle Mountain Community College, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Science Education
Martina Moves Camp
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Oglala Lakota College, Master of Arts in Lakota Leadership and Management
Samantha Gourd
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
University of Mary, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Nina White
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
College of Menominee Nation, Associate of Arts and Sciences in Indigenous Liberal Studies
Sareya Taylor
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation Institute of American Indian Arts,  Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
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Skylar Fetter
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe University of Utah, Master of Arts in Environmental Studies

2023 Graduates

Asia Gilbertson
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation
Sinte Gleska University, Bachelor of Arts Human Services / Criminal Justice
Elile Adams 
Lummi Tribe
Northwest Indian College, Bachelor of Arts Native American Studies
Victoria Secondline 
​Delaware Tribe of Indians
Haskell Indian Nations University, Bachelor of Science Environmental Science
Spencer Busick
Chickasaw Nation
​Fort Lewis College, Bachelor of Arts Public Health and Psychology
Charice Begaye 
​Delaware Tribe of Indians
Dine College           
Associate of Applied Science Office Administration
Chambreigh Onesalt 
​Navajo Nation
University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts Native American Studies​
Charles Yellow  Horse 
​Navajo Nation
Arizona State University, Master of Science Global Health

2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to all of the recipients!
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  • Amaria Rosado | Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation | University of Washington – Seattle | Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law Studies
  • Ariana Fegan | Navajo Nation | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
  • Charles Yellow Horse | Navajo Nation | Arizona State University | Master of Science in Global Health
  • Clarice Begaye | Navajo Nation | Dine College | Associate of Applied Science in Business & Office Administration
  • Clay Byington | Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota | Metropolitan State University – Minnesota | Bachelor of Arts in Social Science
  • Dakota Page | Cherokee Nation | University of Oklahoma | Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
  • Daison Longie | Spirit Lake Tribe | Haskell Indian Nations University | Master of Business Administration
  • Deane Oliver | Navajo Nation | Sinte Gleska University | Master of Arts in Human Services
  • Karla Miller | Skokomish Indian Tribe | Northwest Indian College | Bachelor of Social Work in Health & Human Services
  • Kristen Reece | Native Village of Selawik | University of Alaska, Fairbanks | Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Kutoven Stevens | Yerington Paiute Tribe | University of Oregon | Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
  • Leisha Albert-Tulene | White Mountain Apache Tribe | Tohono O'odham Community College | Associate of Arts in Social Work
  • Marquel Holiday | Yankton Sioux Tribe | Haskell Indian Nations University | Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous & American Indian Studies
  • Mercedes Poitra | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | Turtle Mountain Community College | Bachelor of Applied Science in Secondary Science Education
  • Patricia White | Navajo Nation | Navajo Technical University | Bachelor of Arts Business Administration
  • Peyton Brooks | Lumbee Tribe | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Bachelor of Arts in Exercise & Sport Science
  • Rylee Allery | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | North Dakota State University | Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • Sabrina Huston | Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Juris Doctorate
  • Samantha Gourd | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | University of Mary | Doctor of Education in Education Leadership
  • Sareya Taylor | White Mountain Apache Tribe | Institute of American Indian Arts | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
  • Spencer Busick | Chickasaw Nation | Western Colorado University | Master of Arts in Community And Public Health
  • Taylor Keplin | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks | Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy
  • Teanndra Pemberton-Kingbird | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | United Tribes Technical College | Associate of Science in General Studies
  • Tynya Kee | Navajo Nation | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor of Science in Forestry
  • Victoria Secondine | Delaware Tribe of Indians | Master of Arts in Indigenous Studies

CBIKS ​2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science scholarship recipients!

  • Alison Narog | Chinik Eskimo Community | University of Idaho | Bachelor of Science | Microbiology
  • Aminata Davis | Chickasaw Nation | Brown University | Bachelor of Arts | Human Biology
  • Baylee Carlisle | Walpole Island First Nation | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Elizabeth Orlovich | Cherokee Nation | Boise State University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Jaylin Roberts | Cherokee Nation | Haskell Indian Nations University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Martina Moves Camp | Oglala Sioux Tribe | Oglala Lakota College | Master of Arts | Lakota Leadership and Management
  • Matthew Janis | Oglala Sioux Tribe | Oglala Lakota College | Master of Arts | Lakota Leadership and Management
  • Nina White | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | College of Menominee Nation | Associate of Arts and Sciences | Indigenous Liberal Studies
  • Samantha Enos | Navajo Nation | University of Arizona | Master of Public Health | Epidemiology
  • Sammie Largo | Navajo Nation | Navajo Technical University | Master of Arts | Dine Culture, Language, And Leadership
  • Sarah Dennison | Navajo Nation | Navajo Technical University | Master of Arts | Dine Culture, Language, And Leadership
  • Secquoia Cornelius | Oneida Nation | Harvard University | Bachelor of Arts | Chemistry
  • Sheryl Hill | Osage Nation | Nebraska Indian Community College | Associate of Arts | Native American Studies
  • Skylar Fetter | Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | University of Utah | Master of Arts | Environmental Studies
  • Sonny Gray | Fort Belknap Indian Community | Aaniiih Nakoda College | Bachelor of Science | Ecology
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