//ABOUT AIHEC
AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
Through AIHEC, Tribal Colleges nurtured a common vision and learned to see themselves as a national movement. Their work-research, advocacy and lobbying-was done through volunteerism and came almost exclusively from the presidents, community members, and other tribal and local leaders. Today, AIHEC has grown to represent 38 colleges in the United States and is the lifeline of these Tribal Colleges. Ford, Carnegie, and Donner Foundations offered initial start-up funds in 1973 to establish an AIHEC office in Denver, CO. The first president of AIHEC was Gerald One Feather, followed by Lionel Bordeaux. The Rockefeller Foundation provided AIHEC’s first leadership grant via the American Association of College and Junior Colleges which provided interns at Sinte Gleska College (Rosebud, SD) and Navajo Community College (Tsaile, AZ). AIHEC’s first 5-year service goals included curriculum, research & data, accreditation agency, institutional development, and human services.In 1974, funding development for member colleges began with initial funding through the House Interior appropriations committee.
Through AIHEC, Tribal Colleges nurtured a common vision and learned to see themselves as a national movement. Their work-research, advocacy and lobbying-was done through volunteerism and came almost exclusively from the presidents, community members, and other tribal and local leaders. Today, AIHEC has grown to represent 38 colleges in the United States and is the lifeline of these tribal colleges.Ford, Carnegie, and Donner Foundations offered initial start-up funds in 1973 to establish an AIHEC office in Denver, CO. The first president of AIHEC was Gerald One Feather, followed by Lionel Bordeaux. The Rockefeller Foundation provided AIHEC’s first leadership grant via the American Association of College and Junior Colleges which provided interns at Sinte Gleska College (Rosebud, SD) and Navajo Community College (Tsaile, AZ). AIHEC’s first 5-year service goals included curriculum, research & data, accreditation agency, institutional development, and human services.In 1974, funding development for member colleges began with initial funding through the House Interior appropriations committee.
Historical Overview
AIHEC Timeline
AIHEC 1975 Board of Directors
