Congratulations to the Graduates!

Thank you to all of our donors whose contributions over the years have helped to make our scholarships and success like these possible. 

If you're one of our previous scholarship recipients, we want to hear from you! ​Send us an update at [email protected] so we can celebrate your achievements and inspire the next generation of Native leaders. Check out the full list of graduates and join in sharing the difference you're making!

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

2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to all of the recipients!
  • ​Avery Begay | Navajo Nation | Navajo Technical University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Clarice Begaye | Navajo Nation | Dine College | Associate of Arts | Early Childhood Education
  • Dakota Page | Cherokee Nation | University of Oklahoma | Bachelor of Science | Architecture
  • Danielle Decanti | Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation | Arizona State University | Master of Arts | Sociology and Social Justice
  • Deane Oliver | Navajo Nation | Sinte Gleska University | Master of Arts | Human Services
  • Geneva Kazena | Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation | United Tribes Technical College | Bachelor of Science | Elementary Education
  • Karla Miller | Skokomish Indian Tribe | Northwest Indian College | Bachelor of Social Work | Health and Human Services
  • Kristen Reece | Native Village of Selawik | University of Alaska - Fairbanks | Bachelor of Science | Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Kutoven Stevens | Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch | University of Oregon | Bachelor of Arts | Studio Art
  • Marquel Holiday | Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota | University of Oregon | Master of Arts | Curriculum & Teacher 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 | Sport Administration
  • Rylee Allery | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | North Dakota State University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Sabrina Huston | Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Juris Doctor | Legal Studies
  • Spencer Busick | The Chickasaw Nation | Western Colorado University | Master of ScienceRural Public Health
  • Taylor Keplin | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks | Associate of Applied Science | Pre-Occupational Therapy
  • Teanndra Pemberton-Kingbird | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | United Tribes Technical College | Bachelor of Science | Business
  • Timothy Johnico | The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma | Pittsburg State University | Doctor of Philosophy | Human Resource Development
  • Tynya Kee | Navajo Nation | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor of Science | Forestry
  • Victoria Secondine | Delaware Tribe of Indians | University of Kansas | Doctor of Philosophy | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

CBIKS ​2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science scholarship recipients!
  • Aleigha Lenoir | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | Turtle Mountain Community College | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Alison Narog | Chinik Eskimo Community | University of Idaho | Bachelor of Science | Microbiology
  • Alyson Davis | Cherokee Nation | Texas A&M University - College Station | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Brandee Keyonnie | Navajo Nation | Northern Arizona University | Master of Science | Ecology
  • Cynthia Gillis | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | Master of Arts | Indigenous Education
  • Darkenya Gencarelle | San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation | Fort Lewis College | Bachelor of Science | Environmental Science
  • Elizabeth Orlovich | Cherokee Nation | Boise State University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Gayla Gould | Nez Perce Tribe | Boise State University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Jaylin Roberts | Cherokee Nation | Haskell Indian Nations University | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Maria Azure | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | Turtle Mountain Community College | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Rachelle Hewankorn | Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Salish Kootenai College | Bachelor of Science | Biology
  • Sammie Largo – Graduated Spring 2024 | 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
  • Summer Powell | Navajo Nation | University of Kansas | Master of Arts | Indigenous Studies
  • Wayne Jr Martell | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Bachelor of Arts | Biology