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Native American scholarships?

I am 1/2 Native American. How can I apply for government scholarships?

  • My mom is Native American, and we are both registered tribe members of the Dine tribe (part of the Navajos). How can I take advantage of this money the Government supposedly owes me for taking all my ancestors' land? I am just about to go to college (this fall) and would like to take advantage of scholarships.

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    You will need to ask whoever it was told you this story, how they did it. It is a myth, the govt is not giving out any freebies because the took your land. Anything that is given to you, will be from your tribe. not from the govt. It must have been one cold winter, when rattlesnake was asleep, that some coyote came up with this "govt check" story to fool us!

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I'm half Native American as well; a tribal member. Sorry but there is no "free special money" for Natives from the government. It is MYTH. However there are plenty of scholarships for minorities. Here is a good site of a few scholarships available to Natives: http://indianeducation.spps.org/scholarship_information.html I'm pretty sure the Navajo tribe has scholarships as well. The Bill Gates scholarship for Native Americans is a really good one to but it does require some work which is well worth it if you win. www.gmsp.org/ Make sure you sign up with FAFSA. After you have it filled out it will tell you how much pell grant money you are eligible for. You don't get any special attention because you are Native American. You have to work for it like everyone else.

Chassi

Maybe the tribe will hand you something if you have the grades, but the Federals won't. Thats just how it is,

Dylan

You can apply for some Navajo scholarships here - they aren't government scholarships, but scholarships through the Navajo Nation. The government gives everybody an equal chance at financial aid through the FAFSA form.

Lisa C

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Apply for them :/

SamIAm

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