North Dakota Tribal College Presidents Tighten Budgets

Twyla Baker, president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Tribal colleges and universities faced a major funding scare earlier this year after the White House proposed slashing the Bureau of Indian Education’s budget by 90%, Indian Country Today reported. The bureau supports dozens of higher ed institutions serving Native communities across the country, including five in North Dakota.

Both chambers of Congress have since indicated they will keep the funding intact, meaning that the college presidents no longer expect any drastic budget disruptions.

Still, they said they plan to tighten their belts for the time being.