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Page 11 Desert Charities News – www.desertcharities.com • www.dcnnews.com October/November/December 2024 www.koberanchomirage.com Japanese Steak House 69-838 Hwy 111 Rancho Mirage (760) 324-1717 koberanchomirage.com Early Bird Dinner is Back! 4:30 to 5:30 PM Sunday - Thursday Accept Holidays HAPPY HOUR 3-6PM All dishes Made From Scratch And To Order F R E SH CH I NE S E MADE T O ORDE R ® The Shops at Palm Desert Grand Entrance | Across from Stuft Pizza 72-840 CA-111 | Suite W400 Palm Desert, CA 92260 | (760) 341-1511 | CITY WOK CHICKEN 30 Years In The Valley California Indian Nations College (CINC), a public, two- year college, is paving the way for the critical need of culturally responsive post-secondary education. California is home to over one-fifth of the federally recognized tribes in the U.S. There are 35 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), but none exist in California. In fact, California is home to more than 110 federally recognized tribal nations along with sixty unrecognized. CINC has recently applied for candidacy for Accreditation and aims to become the first federally recognized TCU in California (in over two decades). CINC is located in the Coachella Valley, the heart of Southern California and estimates more than 25 Tribes within a 60-mile radius. The challenges faced by American Indian students seeking post-secondary education are intrinsic, as the evolution of American Indian education began with colonialization. Despite Treaty rights promising education, federal funding to support the establishment of Tribal Colleges is sorely lacking. This lack of funding, combined with minimal ongoing federal or state support, creates significant financial obstacles, making these efforts almost entirely dependent on donations from Tribes, private foundations, and individual donors. Chartered by Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians with $9 million dollars enabled CINC to open its doors in the Fall of 2018. With this, CINC continued to provide personalized support to over 400 students representing “California Indian Nations College is not just a school to me, it is a lifeline, and I am grateful to have been given the opportunity as a student. I am learning not only curriculum, but also how to be the very best version of myself and a positive member of my community as well as my family. Hespen Achama.” ~ Amelia Giron, CINC Student (Cahuilla Band of Indians, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians) ONE STEP CLOSER to Tribal College A ccreditation in the Coachella V alley continued on page 58