7th Gen. College and Resource Fair promotes Native American services on college campus. The 7th. Gen College and Resource Fair will bring together professionals and students at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills. On April 25th, South Dakota State University, Black Hills State University, Oglala Lakota College, and the Rapid City High School Education Department will each present the options their campus has for Native American students. On April 26, colleges will set up booths to help students apply for college and learn about the student experience.
The Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Availability of Nearly $8.9 Million for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide…The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of nearly $8.9 million to support American Indian Tribes across the country and Alaska Native villages. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law by President Biden in November 2021, increased competitive funding for the Tribal Transit Program by nearly 83% per year for five years. This is the second consecutive year of increased funding for the program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “We are investing in transit serving Indian Lands and Alaskan Native villages, which means that Tribal communities will be better connected to schools, jobs, food, health care, and other essentials,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Those are your headlines at this hour. I’m Colette Keith in the KIPI News center.
