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Cynthia Lindquist, Director of Tribal Initiatives & Collaborations, University of North Dakota

Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students

Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, N.M., is the largest tribal university in the country. Blake Gumprecht/Flickr, CC BY

Most Native American high school students do not attend or graduate from college.

As a tribal member of Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota and the former president of Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten, North Dakota, I recognize the difference that tribal colleges and universities, like the one I used to work at, can have in rerouting Native students’ education journeys.

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