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Curriculum

Empowering Native Youth: The Unique Benefits of Culturally Responsive College Planning Sheets

In an era where education increasingly recognizes the need for inclusivity and cultural sensitivity, the CollegeBound Journey planning sheets emerge as a vital resource for Native American youth. These planning sheets are not merely academic tools; they are comprehensive guides that integrate cultural identity, community engagement, and personal growth, setting

Kerrie Troseth August 8, 2026 No Comments

Careers

Career Clusters for Native American Students: A Pathway to Purpose

Career exploration can be about more than choosing a job. For Native students, it can also be an opportunity to recognize personal gifts, strengthen cultural identity, and imagine how their future work might contribute to family, community, and Tribal Nations. Career planning tools often ask students to identify their interests,

Kerrie Troseth August 7, 2026 No Comments

Scholarships

Understanding Scholarship Eligibility for Native American Students

Native students should not have to fit their identities into one checkbox to find college funding. Scholarship eligibility can reflect Tribal citizenship, descendancy, blood quantum, community connection, or other requirements—and every opportunity defines eligibility differently. Scholarships created for Native American and Alaska Native students can provide meaningful support for tuition,

Kerrie Troseth August 6, 2026 No Comments

College Readiness

College Planning That Fits: A Cultural Approach for Native Students

Culturally Responsive College Planning College Planning That Fits: A Cultural Approach for Native Students College planning becomes more meaningful when it recognizes the whole student—their identity, family, community, culture, strengths, and hopes for the future. College planning should never ask Native students to choose between educational opportunity and cultural identity.

Kerrie Troseth August 5, 2026 No Comments

College Readiness

Best Practices to Support Native Students with College Planning

School counselors and educators are uniquely positioned to walk alongside Native students as they explore college and career possibilities. Effective college planning involves more than helping students complete applications and meet deadlines. It requires an approach that recognizes students’ identities, relationships, cultural knowledge, and hopes for contributing to their communities.

Kerrie Troseth August 4, 2026 No Comments

College

Eastern Oregon University Native American Student Support, Programs & Opportunities

Finding a college where you feel seen, supported, and connected to your culture can make an important difference in your college experience. Eastern Oregon University offers Native students opportunities to build community, participate in cultural events, explore Native American Studies, and identify financial resources that may make college more affordable.

Kerrie Troseth August 3, 2026 No Comments

College

Native Student Support at ASU: A College Planning Spotlight

For Native students, choosing a college is about more than finding the right academic program. It is also about finding people, spaces, and opportunities that support cultural identity, community connection, and long-term success. Arizona State University offers Native students a broad network of academic programs, cultural resources, student services, pre-college

Kerrie Troseth August 3, 2026 No Comments

College

Shifting Trends in Native American Friendly Colleges

A college can offer promising programs for Native students and still have important gaps in cultural recognition, community connection, or student support. Looking beyond recruitment materials helps students identify colleges where they can access opportunity, experience belonging, and remain connected to who they are. Each year, Four Directions Educational Consulting

Kerrie Troseth August 2, 2026 No Comments

College Readiness

Creating a College-Going Culture for Native Youth in Your School

A college-going culture is not created through application deadlines, posters, or a single college night. For Native youth, it grows when students consistently see that higher education can honor who they are, strengthen their communities, and support the futures they envision. Schools play an important role in shaping what students

Kerrie Troseth August 1, 2026 No Comments

Careers

Empower Tribal Communities with the Career Cluster Assessment for Native American Students

Career exploration should help Native students recognize more than a job title. It should help them connect their interests, strengths, values, responsibilities, and hopes for the future with the many ways they can contribute—to their families, communities, Native nations, and the wider world. The CollegeBound Journey® Career Cluster Assessment for

Kerrie Troseth January 23, 2025 No Comments