Staff and Nebraska Examiner
Charli Earth, a liberal arts student at Little Priest Tribal College on the Winnebago Reservation in Winnebago, Nebraska, has received a grant from the American Indian College Fund.
The Indigenous Visionaries is an American Indian College fund program that supports the development of women leaders within tribal communities and their local tribal colleges and universities.
Earth, 2021 Fremont High School graduate, will implement an incentive program to encourage all dimensions of healthy living for families in the Winnebago community. Cassie Kitcheyan, a Native American Studies faculty member at the college, will serve as Earth’s mentor during the year-long program.
Recipients of the Indigenous Visionaries program receive a $7,000 grant to support their proposed project and work with their mentor to complete it. They will also participate in monthly virtual sessions organized by the American Indian College Fund to learn and develop leadership skills.
