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Montana Tribal Colleges Seek Equality In Funding

Some tribal leaders don’t feel Montana treats schools in Indian country the same as larger state schools.

Montana has the most tribal colleges in the country, and it’s the only state with one on every reservation. But together, all seven tribal colleges educate hundreds of non-tribal students as well, many of them white students.

Laura John, a tribal analyst with the Montana Budget and Policy Center says non-Tribal student enrollment in tribal colleges is growing.

"The tribal colleges have seen, overall, a 25 percent increase between 2009 and what’s projected for 2016-2017," according to John.

By Christopher Allen

Full Story: http://mtpr.org/post/montana-tribal-colleges-seek-equality-funding

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