someone told me you could because people kept taking their land......
2007-12-17 09:54:37 · 23 answers · asked by sandra j. 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
well im just curious.....i am talented you know....and smart....
2007-12-17 10:02:40 · update #1
nope... unless you are a really good student.
2007-12-17 10:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by twisternycxx 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Canada, the first 4 years of University are paid for all aboriginals ("status" Indians and Eskimos) with a treaty card. This only applies to band members, so one parent has to be a band member, but below 1/4 you're no longer elgible.
In the USA, there are a lot of scholarships for disadvantaged minorities. Plus, the federally supported institutions have to fill out forms showing how they meet the quotas for various minorities; there are penalties if they can't make their quotas. As a result, the most under-represented minorities will get all sorts of inducements to come to certain colleges. Indian applicants, being very rare, are especially chased...
Obviously, the races that don't have a problem getting into university - white, oriental, east Indian - are SOL for this special treatment.
2007-12-17 18:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would need to check with the specific office that distributes that particular scholarship in order to see if it is true. You can get a scholarship from just about any place. There are boat loads of money that go unawarded every year for lack of applicants. If you need a scholarship, or two or three, start your research early and close to home. It is amazing the amount of money companies give away for education.
2007-12-17 18:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by bettyrubleinspurs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many schools do offer scholarships for people who are part Native American. Typically, the cut off is 1/8 or 1/4. However, simply saying that you're part Native American is not sufficient to getting a scholarship. You have to be able to attest to that ancestry and provide documentation of it.
2007-12-17 17:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Joy M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can but you have to get a certificate from the tribal counsel stateing that you are 1/4 Indian. Act now as it may take a while.
2007-12-17 18:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if your recognized by a legal tribe of status. You might qualify for other scholarships as well. There are numorous opportunities for all people to attend college with monetary assistance. You should go to the college your interested in and inquire there for complete details .
2007-12-17 18:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What percentage of what tribe? Do you have an enrollment number? Are you an enrolled member?
BTW, There is always free money for everybody for some reason. I used to teach at a Native American school.
2007-12-17 17:59:57 · answer #7 · answered by rick w 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, here you can (if you live on the Reservation, or can prove you're at least 1/8 Indian). I know the Community College offers it, not sure if any other state colleges do.
2007-12-17 17:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can get a scholarship for being part anything. Except white.
I'm not kidding. I searched scholarships exhaustively. Everything but Caucasian.
2007-12-17 17:57:43 · answer #9 · answered by AJ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
'scholarships' are for people who are exeptionally clever or tallented.
Its absolutely NOTHING to do with Indian or any other nationality
Someones put a big key in you dear and seriously 'wound you up!!
2007-12-17 18:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some places to have such a thing
2007-12-17 17:56:53 · answer #11 · answered by HL2k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋