Fort Lewis College Native Grads

Free College Tuition For Natives Threatened by Budget Knife

Alysa Landry
6/22/15
Before he even considered going to college, Byron Tsabetsaye ruled it out...

San Felipe Pueblo Runner Looking to Carry on Tradition in His Final Meets

Rodney Harwood
11/7/14
If you listen to Christian Gering speak, he sounds like he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders...

Youngest Miss Native American USA Promotes Arthritis Awareness

Alysa Landry
8/11/14
Nineteen-year-old April Yazza wants to spend the next 12 months encouraging Native women to take care of their joints...

Video: Being Native American From a Student’s Perspective

ICTMN Staff
9/22/13
In this video, filmed at Fort Lewis College—a former Indian boarding school—in Durango, Colorado, students answer questions about being Native American...

A Man Called Tree: The Stepson of Iron Eyes Cody Is a Commanding Pow Wow Presence

Tish Leizens
4/2/13
Robert “Tree” Cody ’s presence is commanding—not just because of his height but because he is a multi-talented flutist, singer, dancer, MC, actor and educator...

Native Presence Grows on Colorado College Boards

Carol Berry
3/25/13
Ernest House Jr., Ute Mountain Ute, executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Fort Lewis College, a former Indian...

Dancing to Celebrate Totem Pole's Unveiling

Carol Berry
1/21/13
Native students from Alaska, the second-largest indigenous group at Colorado’s Fort Lewis College (FLC), got some special recognition January 16 at FLC’s Native American Center whe...

Fort Lewis College Obtains Totem Pole to Represent Alaska Native Students

Carol Berry
1/7/13
A totem pole far to the south of its customary territory will recognize Alaska Native students, but it may also represent the beginning of an effort to honor different tribal group...

2012 Retrospective: September

ICTMN Staff
12/26/12
Take a look back at September 2012's biggest stories from the pages of our weekly magazine, This Week From Indian Country Today ...

Scholarship Recipients Plan to Make a Difference in Native Communities

Carol Berry
11/19/12
For those who want better medical care in their towns or on their reservations, or help for troubled families, or better schools, all these—and more—may be just down the road, when...

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