Proposed federal funding cuts to tribal colleges spark fear

Proposed federal funding cuts to tribal colleges spark fear

Kaiya Brown stands on campus at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute before heading to her internship at a local, Native nonprofit on June 10, 2025. (Bella Davis/New Mexico In Depth)Kaiya Brown was at work last week when she started getting the texts. Her friends were asking if she’d seen the news: The Trump administration wants to cut funding for tribal colleges by nearly 90%. Brown (Diné) is in her first year at Southwestern Indian Polyte…