Tribal Colleges And Universities (TCU)

Description provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs API:
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are chartered by their respective tribal governments, including the ten tribes within the largest reservations in the United States. The 33 accredited TCUs operate more than 90 campuses and sites in 15 states—covering most of Indian Country—and serve students from well more than 250 federally recognized Indian tribes. TCUs vary in enrollment (size), focus (liberal arts, sciences, workforce development/training), location (woodlands, desert, frozen tundra, rural, urban), and student population (predominantly American Indian). However, tribal identity is the core of every TCU, and they all share the mission of tribal self-determination and service to their respective communities. These academically rigorous institutions engage in partnerships with organizations including U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and universities nationwide to support research and education programs that focus on issues such as climate change, sustainable agriculture, water quality, wildlife population dynamics, and diabetes prevention. Many support distance learning involving state-of-the-art learning environments.

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) provides comprehensive data about federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and their lands, resources, and demographics.
The BIA, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, serves as the principal link between federally recognized tribes and the U.S. government, managing trust responsibilities for approximately 574 federally recognized tribes.