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Congratulations to our new Scholarship Recipients!

Our 2020 Scholarship Recipients are:
  • ​Samantha Gourd - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - University of Mary - Doctor of Education
  • Ashlee Olson - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Minot State University - Master of Science 
  • Sydney Ice - Citizen Potawatomi Nation - Baker University Kansas - Master of Arts
  • ​Darian Jackson - Spirit Lake Tribe - University of North Dakota - Bachelor of Social Work
  • Jennifer Barnes - Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - College of Menominee Nation - Master of Social Work 
  • DeShawna Begay - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Applied Science 
  • Alexander Joe - Navajo Nation - Fort Lewis College - Bachelor of Arts
  • Taylor Keplin - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - University of North Dakota - Bachelor of Science
  • Mateja Sitting Crow - Oglala Sioux Tribe - University of Nevada - Bachelor of Applied Science
  • Patrick James - Navajo Nation - Northern Arizona University - Master of Arts 

Our Returning Scholarship Recipients are:
  • Desiree Quintana - Santa Domingo Pueblo - Arizona State University - Associate of Science in Human Nutrition
  • Lynn Martell - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians - University of North Dakota - Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 
  • Melissa Prince - Tsimshian - University of Washington - Doctor of Medicine
  • Shayla French - Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians - Michigan State University - Bachelor of Arts in Media and Information
  • Chambreigh Onesalt - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Associate of Science in Human Nutrition 
  • Kellen Claymore - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - Black Hills State University - Bachelor of Science
  • Lake Crawford - Osage - Yale School of Medicine - Doctor of Medicine 
  • ​Jordan Cheresposy - Laguna Pueblo - Central New Mexico Community College - Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Marsha Uutela - Menominee - Saint Norbert College - Master of Business Administration
  • William Allread - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma - Stanford University-Law School - Juris Doctorate - Law

Congratulations to our 2019 Scholarship Recipients

  • ​Ryann M. Unabia - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians - Rush University - Master of Science in Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Lashai Jake - Navajo Nation - University of Utah - Master of Public Health and Social Work
  • Lynn Martell - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians - University of North Dakota - Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 
  • Cherish Tsosie - Navajo Nation - Fort Lewis College - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
  • ​Jordan Cheresposy - Laguna Pueblo - Central New Mexico Community College - Bachelor of Arts in Business
  • Rhianna Deschinny - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Science in Psychology
  • Jakeem Ray Paul - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Joshua Max - Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe - Institute of American Indian Arts - Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
  • Simone Richardson - Navajo Nation - Northern Arizona University - Bachelor of Science in Public Health
  • Jerome Garcia - Cochiti Pueblo - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Native American Studies​
  • Desiree Quintana- Santa Domingo Pueblo - Arizona State University - Associate of Science in Human Nutrition
  • Stephani Watson - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma - Arizona State University- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Master of Legal Studies
  • Shayla French - Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians - Michigan State University - Bachelor of Arts in Media and Information
  • Chambreigh Onesalt - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Associate of Science in Human Nutrition 
  • Presleigh Smiley- Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Science in Nursing 
  • Kellen Claymore - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - Black Hills State University - Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Sociology and Psychology
  • Terri Yellowhorse - Navajo Nation - Academy of Art University - Bachelor in Media Arts and Animation 
  • Nicholas Hill - Muscogee (Creek) Nation - University of Tulsa - Bachelor of Fine Arts 
  • Ashley Lomay - Navajo Nation - Arizona State University - Bachelor of Arts in Business Law
  • William Allread - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma - Stanford University-Law School - Juris Doctorate - Law

​Congratulations to our 2018 Scholarship Recipients!

  • Ashley Lomay – Navajo – Arizona State University – Bachelor’s in Arts and Business Law
  • Chambreigh Onesalt – Navajo – University of New Mexico – Bachelor of Architecture
  • Desiree Quintana – Santo Domingo Pueblo – Mesa Community College – Associate in Human Nutrition
  • Gerald Tufti – Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon – Oregon State University Cascades – Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Science
  • Shayla French – Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Michigan State University – Bachelor’s in Media and Information
  • Stephani Watson – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Arizona State University – Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law – Masters degree, Legal Studies in H.R. and Employment Law
  • Taylor Yazzie – Navajo Nation – Northern Arizona University – Bachelor of Science in Education
  • William Allread – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Stanford University -Law School – Juris Doctorate – Law​
  • Alexis Wagner - Metlakatla Indian Community - University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Bachelor of Arts degree in Rural Development
  • Andrew Garcia - Tohono O’odham Nation - Central Arizona College - Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies with a business focus
  • Presleigh Smiley - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Science in Nursing​
  • Kellen Claymore - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - Black Hills State University - Bachelor of Arts double degree in Sociology and Psychology
  • Garrett A. Holm – Cherokee – University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law – Juris Doctorate for Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
  • Lindsey Hancock - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Oklahoma State University – Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med Physiology
  • Maranda M. Byrd - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – University of Central Arkansas – Masters, in Nursing
  • Marcus Bear Eagle – Oglala Sioux [Lakota] Tribe - University of California, Los Angeles  – Masters of Arts in American Indian Studies
  • Megan Susanne Warren – Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska – University of Alaska Anchorage – Bachelor’s, degree in Political Science and Law
  • Nicholas C. Hill - Muscogee (Creek) Nation – University of Tulsa – Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Shannon Wentworth – North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians – San Joaquin College of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Terri Yellowhorse - Navajo Tribe of New Mexico and Arizona - The Art Institute of Pittsburg – Bachelor’s in Media Arts and Animation.​​

​Congratulations to our 2017 Scholarship Recipients!

  • Amber M. Byars – Choctaw - Institute of American Indian Arts – Studio Arts and Indigenous Liberal Studies
  • Andrew Roybal – Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe – St. Mary's University School of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Annie Evans – Blackfeet Tribe – Salish Kootenai College – Social Work
  • Benjamin M. Cornelius – Oneida of Wisconsin – University of Michigan Law School – Juris Doctorate
  • Chase Harmon – Nanticoke – Yale School of Management – Masters in Business Administration
  • Christian Wassona – Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes – Southwestern Christian University – Bachelor of Science in Sports Management
  • Frank J. Gilbert – Chippewa – Montana State University, Bozeman – Masters in Educational Leadership
  • Garrett A. Holm – Cherokee – University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law – Juris Doctorate for Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
  • Lindsey Hancock - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Oklahoma State University – Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med Physiology
  • Maranda M. Byrd - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – University of Central Arkansas – Masters in Nursing
  • Marcene Hoover-Bennett, Navajo - Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science in Communications
  • Marcus Bear Eagle – Oglala Lakota – University of California, Los Angeles – Master’s of Arts in American Indian Studies
  • Marisa Skolnick – Village of Togiak – Alaska Pacific University – Counseling Psychology
  • Megan Susanne Warren – Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska – University of Alaska Anchorage – Bachelor degree in Political Science and Law
  • Melinda Casey – Navajo – University of South Florida – Doctorate in Nursing Practice
  • Morgan Atkins - Delaware & Cherokee Tribes – Ithaca College – Bachelor of Music
  • Nicholas C. Hill - Muscogee (Creek) Nation – University of Tulsa – Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Shannon Wentworth – North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians – San Joaquin College of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Taryn St. Louis – Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation – Benedictine College – Undergraduate Undetermined

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