WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s bipartisan resolution designating the week of March 14, 2022 as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.
“We’re proud to celebrate Tribal Colleges and Universities for their efforts preserving indigenous language and tribal traditions, and expanding opportunities for tribal communities across Arizona,” said Sinema.
For many indigenous students in Arizona, Tribal Colleges and Universities are the only close and affordable higher education option. Arizona has three of the United States’ 37 Tribal Colleges and Universities: Dine College, San Carlos Apache College, and Tohono O’odham Community College.
Tribal Colleges and Universities provide critical access to education for Native Americans. Sinema’s bipartisan resolution celebrates Tribal Colleges and Universities and their efforts to preserve indigenous languages and tribal traditions.
Sinema was a co-sponsor of the bipartisan National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week resolution in 2021.
