{"id":127801,"date":"2025-03-19T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=127801"},"modified":"2025-03-19T09:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:00:33","slug":"native-america-calling-higher-education-for-native-students-at-a-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/19\/native-america-calling-higher-education-for-native-students-at-a-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Higher education for Native students at a crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, March 19, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Higher education for Native students at a crossroads <\/div>\r\n The Donald Trump Administration is using the full force of the federal government to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-dei-universities-investigated-f89dc9ec2a98897577ed0a6c446fae7b\">compel colleges and universities to do away with scholarships, recruiting, academic programs and any other initiatives<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/cronkite-news-native-student-program-shuts-down-due-to-president-trump\/\">help Native students succeed<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSchools risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding in addition to defending against investigations by the Department of Justice and other agencies. At least 50 schools are facing such investigations for what the U.S. Department of Education calls \u201crace exclusionary\u201d practices. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to get a look at the sweeping changes the Trump Administration is bringing about and how Native education advocates are responding.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/cronkite-news-native-student-program-shuts-down-due-to-president-trump\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/28\/culturalandacademicresearchexperience-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cronkite News: Native student program shuts down due to President Trump\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/cronkite-news-native-student-program-shuts-down-due-to-president-trump\/\">\n\t\t\tCronkite News: Native student program shuts down due to President Trump\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/cronkite-news-native-student-program-shuts-down-due-to-president-trump\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>A program serving Native students in science, technology and medicine is ending as a result of President Donald Trump&#8217;s directives.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cheryl-crazybull\/\">Cheryl Crazy Bull<\/a> (Sicangu Lakota), president and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefund.org\/\">American Indian College Fund<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carriebilly\/\">Carrie Billy<\/a> (Din\u00e9), education consultant and former president and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihec.org\">American Indian Higher Education Consortium<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/growingupwithheroes.com\/\">Zonnie Gorman<\/a> (Din\u00e9), historian and daughter of Dr. Carl Gorman, one of the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalww2museum.org\/war\/articles\/american-indian-code-talkers\">Navajo Code Talkers<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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