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ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOLARSHIP MEETING REPORT (4)
• Native Flags in Campus Store and working on bringing some Native Vendors to the store
• Tribal Leaders Summit on Campus
• Native American Advisory Council
• PAC-12 partnership established
• Opened the first tribal micro campus to serve the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
• Arizona Native Scholars Grant Program allows emergency funding for students
• The University approved the Tribal Consultation Policy
• Native Languages of Arizona Sign Initiative
Their work has encouraged conversations among Tribal Leaders. This semester, the University of Arizona has more than 2,000 Native Students from more than 200 Native Nations. They welcome questions to the Office of Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement via his associate Jacquelyn Valenzuela, Tribal Engagement Liaison. She can be reached at: javalenzuela@arizona.edu
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