The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is planning to set aside $1.2 million in loans and grants to keep Si Tanka University open until the end of the spring semester.

The money will prevent the off-reservation campus in Huron from closing. Officials said they didn't enough money to keep operating past April 1.

The money also will help the on-reservation campus in Eagle Butte. The tribe and the university are still waiting for an answer from the Bureau of Indian Affairs over federal funding for Native students.

Get the Story:
Money found for Si Tanka to stay open all semester (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/23)
Si Tanka University to stay open (AP 3/23)

Relevant Links:
Si Tanka University - http://www.sitanka.edu

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