117th Congress (Second Session): Legislative Priorities
For the nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities

FY 2023 Appropriations/Funding Requests:
- FY2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Requests
- FY2023 Commerce and Justice; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Requests
- FY2023 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Requests
- FY2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Requests
Legislative Issues:
- TCU Broadband and Infrastructure Priorities (March 2022)
- Overview: Higher Education Act Reauthorization for Tribal Colleges and Universities
- AIHEC Proposed Amendments for the Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization
- AIHEC Proposed Amendments for the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act Reauthorization
Impact of COVID-19 on TCUs:
Alaska
- Iḷisaġvik College (Barrow, AK)
- Iḷisaġvik College Impact Sheet
- Nicole Nayokpuk, Iḷisaġvik College Student Video
- Heather Napageak, Iḷisaġvik College Student Video
Arizona
- Diné College (Tsaile, AZ) (Satellite location in Aneth, UT)
- Diné College Impact Sheet
- Andrea Dodson, Diné College Student Video
- Harley Interpreter, Diné College Student Video
- Tohono O'odham Community College (Sells, AZ)
- San Carlos Apache College (San Carlos, AZ)
Colorado
- American Indian College Fund
Kansas
- Haskell Indian Nations University (Lawrence, KS)
- HINU Impact Sheet
- Nakooma Pelt, HINU Student Video
Michigan
- Bay Mills Community College (Brimley, MI)
- BMCC Impact Sheet
- Cole Brehm, BMCC Student Video
- Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (Baraga, MI)
- KBOCC Impact Sheet
- Cassidy Nauertz, KBOCC Student Video
- Jennifer Rothenberg, KBOCC Student Video
- Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (Mount Pleasant, MI)
- SCTC Impact Sheet
- Elisa Grossman, SCTC Student Video
- Shaylyn Sprague, SCTC Student Video
Minnesota
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (Cloquet, MN)
- FDLTCC Impact Sheet
- Candace Le Claire, FDLTCC Student Video
- Christopher Starbucks St. John, FDLTCC Student Video
- Leech Lake Tribal College (Cass Lake, MN)
- LLTC Impact Sheet
- Cheylynn Rodriguez, LLTC Student Video
- Red Lake Nation College (Red Lake, MN)
- Mitch Johnson, RLNC Student Video
- White Earth Tribal and Community College (Mahnomen, MN)
- WETCC Impact Sheet
- Dayna Thompson, WETCC Student Video
Montana
- Aaniiih Nakoda College (Harlem, MT)
- Mella Stiffarm, ANC Student Video
- Sage Lone Bear, ANC Student Video
- Blackfeet Community College (Browning, MT)
- Myron Heavy Runner, BCC Student Video
- Nina Rock, BCC Student Video
- Chief Dull Knife College (Lame Deer, MT)
- James Russette, CDKC Student Video
- Dayenara Eaglefeathers, CDKC Student Video
- Fort Peck Community College (Poplar, MT)
- Antionette Simons, FPCC Student Video
- Miracle Spotted Wolf, FPCC Student Video
- Little Big Horn College (Crow Agency, MT)
- Coe Cash Half, LBHC Student Video
- Dashawna Anderson, LBHC Student Video
- Salish Kootenai College (Pablo, MT)
- SKC Impact Sheet
- Cicily Henderson, SKC Student Video
- Donna Richard, SKC Student Video
- Dominga Ground, SKC Student Video
- Stone Child College (Box Elder, MT)
Nebraska
- Little Priest Tribal College (Winnebago, NE)
- LPTC Impact Sheet
- Nebraska Indian Community College (Macy, NE)
- NICC Impact Sheet
- Deborah Long, Andrea Thomas, and Cree Griffin, NICC Student Video
New Mexico
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, NM)
- Derrick Shirley, SIPI Student Video
- Olowan Mahpiya Maza Gordon, SIPI Student Video
- Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, NM)
- IAIA Impact Sheet
- Jacquelyn Yepa, IAIA Student Video
- Alicia Mteuzi, IAIA Student Video
- Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM)
- NTU Impact Sheet
- Brandon James, NTU Student Video
- Dee Anna James, NTU Student Video
- Vivianne Joe, NTU Student Video
- Alayne Kinlecheenie, NTU Student Video
- Ronnie Largo, NTU Student Video
- Thomas Nimrod, NTU Student Video
North Dakota
- Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Fort Totten, ND)
- CCCC Impact Sheet
- About Us – Cankdeska Cikana Community College
- Lorinda Leben, CCCC Student Video
- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (New Town, ND)
- Sitting Bull College (Fort Yates, ND)
- Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, ND)
- TMCC Impact Sheet
- Christin Trottier, TMCC Student Video
- Marshall LaRocque, TMCC Student Video
- United Tribes Technical College (Bismark, ND)
- Ayanna Maynard, UTTC Student Video
Oklahoma
- College of the Muscogee Nation (Okmulgee, OK)
- CtMN Impact Sheet
- William Bear, CtMN Student Video
- Naomi Wesley, CtMN Student Video
South Dakota
- Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD)
- Sinte Gleska University (Mission, SD)
- SGU Impact Sheet
- Brandi Bettelyoun, SGU Student Video
- Sisseton Wahpeton College (Agency Village, SD)
- SWC Impact Sheet
- Jordyn LaBlanc, SWC Student Video
- Harvey Crawford, Jr., SWC Student Video
- Sitting Bull College (Fort Yates, SD)
Washington & Idaho
- Northwest Indian College (Bellingham, WA)
- NWIC Impact Sheet
- Imani Bighorn, NWIC Student Video
- Kyla Polasky, NWIC Student Video
Wisconsin
- College of Menominee Nation (Keshena, WI)
- CMN Impact Sheet
- Deborah Lyons and Orianna Killspotted, CMN Student Video
- Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College (Hayward, WI)
- LCOOC Impact Sheet
- Tim Barber, LCOOC Student Video
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