Did the #Trumpadministration propose cutting funding for #tribalcolleges by almost 90%?
Yes.
Yes. Under the Trump administration’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, federal funding for tribal colleges would drop from about $183 million to just $22 million, a nearly 90% reduction.
6 Tips for Covering #Tribal #Colleges and #Universities
#Researchers, #journalists and #Indigenous #student #advocates share tips on covering #tribalcolleges and universities, which serve students from over 250 federally recognized #tribalnations and a growing number of students with no #tribalaffiliation.
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/6-tips-for-covering-tribal-colleges-and-universities/
Researchers, journalists and Indigenous student advocates share tips on covering tribal colleges and universities, which serve students from over 250 federally recognized tribal nations and a growing number of students with no tribal affiliation.
Trump suspended the #USDA grant funding #TribalColleges & universities, already perpetually underfunded by Congress.
It’s illegal.
That funding's protected by treaties, other legal obligations.
Trump: But hey, what treaty w/#NativeAmericans HASN'T been broken?
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by treaties and other legal obligations on the federal government.
Trump axed support for #tribal and #Hispanic-serving colleges. They’re not happy about it.
By Zachary Schermele, January 31, 2025
"Among the roughly 600 #HSIs [#HispanicServingInstitutions] across the country that could feel the sting is the University of Texas at El Paso. However, the university's representatives did not respond to a request for comment on how Trump's moves might impact students who attend in El Paso, Texas.
"As part of a flurry of actions on his first day back in office, Trump rescinded several of Biden's orders that established key supports for colleges and universities serving marginalized students. He scrapped Executive Order 14124, which staffed an Education Department office to steer more funding to HSIs (and designed the presidential advisory board of HSI leaders). He also nixed Executive Order 14049, which outlined the same types of assistance for tribal colleges and universities."
Read more:
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/education/2025/01/31/trump-axed-help-for-tribal-and-hispanic-colleges-and-theyre-not-happy/78091785007/
#DEI #TribalColleges #TribalUniversities #HispanicStudents #NativeAmericanStudents #fascism #USPol #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Racism
' Meredith McCoy, who is of Turtle Mountain Ojibwe descent and taught at the tribe’s college in North Dakota, noted that Native education is guaranteed by federal law and at least 150 treaties. Neglect of tribal colleges reflects a conscious decision by Congress and the federal government to dodge accountability, said McCoy.... '
#NativeAmericans #TribalColleges #Funding
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-federal-funding
Decades ago, Congress made a commitment to fund a higher education system for Indigenous communities. But a quarter-billion-dollar annual shortfall has led to crimped budgets and crumbling buildings, even as enrollment rises.
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