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Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing

The entrance to a school library
The library the new Red Lake Nation College’s Minneapolis campus is pictured on June 6, 2024. ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.
Ben Hovland | MPR News file