Why are only some Indians eligible for college funds or scholarships?
Tribal Scholarship funds are a direct result of TREATY provisions or business contracts between the federal government and individual tribes. The federal government and businesses contract with tribes to pay loyalties in exchange for land use or mining rights. Some individual tribes then set up tribal scholarship agencies to distribute the funds among its members. Not all American Indian tribes signed treaties or made special arrangements with the United States. Special arrangements were made for Alaskan and Hawaiian Natives even though they did not sign treaties. No other provisions, deals, or treaties have been made with Natives outside the United States which establish scholarship funds for non-US citizens.
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- I am currently a high school senior, but I’m planning to enroll in college next year. Am I eligible for the scholarships or are they only for current college students?
- Why are only some Indians eligible for college funds or scholarships?
- Wheres the money for scholarships and other funds to go to college?
