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Gates Millennium Scholar/Tiffany Locklear Introduction
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Gates Millennium Scholars/Tanya Powers The Gates Millennium Scholarship and AIGC Transformed My Life
by Tanya Powers
by Tiffany Locklear
Gates Millennium Scholar/Miquela Taffa American Indian Ancestral Cuisine
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How student driven efforts have brought food sovereignty to Washington University in St. Louis
by Miquela Taffa
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Gates Millennium Scholar/Dominic Clichee Understanding and Building, Based on Navajo National Health Indicators
by Dominic Clichee, MPH
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From Matriculation to Graduation Preparing Emerging Social Work Professionals for Competent Practice in American Indian Country by Cynthia D Williams and Rachel John
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GMS Essay/Hanna-Marie Lucero A “Brave Girl” Story from Santa Fe Indian School by Hanna-Marie Lucero
Gates Millennium Scholar/Sara Barnett The Gates Millennium Scholarship An Opportunity That Changed My Life
by Sara Barnett, Muscogee (Creek)
by Keandre Hairston
Family One GMS Alumna Story
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Gates Millennium Scholar/Maka Monture Resilience is in Our DNA
by Sara LaBarge, M.S.Ed., GMS Class of 2004
by Maka Monture
Gates Millenium Scholar/Tyson Jeannotte The Culture Shock Initially Experienced by American Indian Students at Public Universities is More Frightening and Powerful Than One Would Think!
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Gates Millennium Scholar/Shandiin Herrera From Dreaming to Believing to Becoming an Amazing Student
by Shandiin Herrera
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by Tyson Jeannotte, Gates Millennium Scholar, University of North Dakota class of 2015
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American Indian Scholarship Counselor/ Debbie Golden Davis Building Relationships
by Debbie Golden Davis
37 AIGC New Board Leadership Board of Directors at Native Scholarship Organization Represents a Breadth of Expertise
by Stephine Poston
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Gates Millennium Scholar/Keandre Hairston Hitting the Lottery…
The Educational Lottery through the GMS Program
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AIGC 8th Annual Reception American Indian Graduate Center Recognizes Indian Country Leaders During 8th Annual Reception
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Santa Fe Indian School Gates Scholars Recipients Eight High Achieving New Mexico Native Students Receive Financial Support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by Stephine Poston
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Know Before U Go A Guide to College Readiness
by Josh Lucio
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