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Native American students are just a tiny fraction of all the college students in the United States. And each student comes with different histories, confronting an education system once used to erase their languages and cultures.

MPR News with Angela Davis is sharing a new documentary from American Public Media, “

Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries

.” Meet three Indigenous college students with Minnesota ties. They are using a college education to support their communities, and themselves, without losing sight of who they are. 

Use the audio player above to listen to the show that aired on MPR stations.  See portraits of the students, read their words and listen to an unedited version of the documentary 

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U.S. government boarding schools were once used to erase Indigenous culture and force assimilation.  In a new documentary from American Public Media, meet three Indigenous college students who are using their college education to strengthen ties to their Native roots and support their people.

MPR News with Angela Davis - U.S. government boarding schools were once used to erase Indigenous culture and force assimilation.  In a new documentary from American Public Media, meet three Indigenous college students who are using their college education to strengthen ties to their Native roots and support their people.

Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries

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