In 2010, Teach For America launched the Native Alliance Initiative to deepen partnerships with Native communities. Today they’re working with Native students and leaders in Hawai’i, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, the Twin Cities, and Washington state.
University of Arizona, American Indian Studies
University of Oklahoma American Indian Institute and Native American Studies Program
Helps students select colleges and pursue health careers by providing various scholarships and internships/fellowships to Native American students.
This 2011 report by One Fire Development, Inc., provides an overview of the impediments to partnerships between the philanthropic community and Native Americans, with recommended strategies for overcoming them.
The INSPIRE Initiative, through the Native American Political Leadership Program at George Washington University, is a multimedia initiative aimed at motivating indigenous high school students to finish their education and become more politically involved.