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Host: Shawn Spruce
A congressional report lists a number of persistent barriers for Native students when it comes to higher education. Because of that, Native people have statistically lower educational attainment and lower incomes over their lifetimes. We assess those barriers and what’s being done to help students achieve their highest educational potential.
GUESTS
Carrie Billy (Diné), president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sičháŋǧu Lakota), president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund
Casey Lozar (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes), Vice President and Director of Center for Indian Country Development for the Minneapolis Federal Reserve
Break music: Wiconi (song) Primeaux & Mike (artist) Road to Peace (album)
