<p>There are a LOT of scholarship opportunities available, both within an individual tribe and through outside sources.</p>
<p>I know that through the Cherokees you can pay 20.00 to have them research your bloodlines when you apply for a tribal membership card. That’s a pretty small price to pay if you are granted membership.</p>
<p>Many of the scholarships say you must be 1/4 or 1/8 blood, OR a member of a federally recognized tribe. I am like 1/128 or something like that, but it hasn’t been a problem finding things.</p>
<p>The Cherokees have an undergraduate scholarship through the Cherokee Nation. Then there is the Cherokee Nation Foundation that has several other scholarships more specific to major or interest. We have a state Indian Honor Society and there are a few scholarships within that as well. Keeper of the Plains, AISES has a BUNCH, and many, many more are out there. </p>
<p>University of New Mexico will, with the right ACT/GPA, offer a full ride (tuition, room, board, books). Oklahoma City University has an American Indian Scholarship that will do pretty much the same. “Tribal” universities offers good scholarships. Our major STATE university offers a huge scholarship, but you have to be from out of state to get it. BUMMER! Also, a lot of the national scholarships like Coca-Cola, Sam Walton, Ronald McDonald, etc., show preference to minority status.</p>