The American Indian Center was awarded funding from the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund to create the University Network of Native Leaders (UNNL) – a new leadership development offering for American Indian undergraduate students in the University of North Carolina system. … Read more
On October 2, 2017, the American Indian Center (AIC) hosted The Faith Awards Luncheon for the third consecutive year. The AIC’s Faith Danielle Hedgepeth Award and Carolina Native Service Scholars Awards were awarded. At the luncheon, three UNC students were … Read more
The UNC American Indian Center is pleased to share with you a calendar of events for November in celebration of American Indian Heritage Month! The month-long celebration will include lectures, cultural activities and discussions, film viewings and more, both on and … Read more
It is with great pleasure that we welcome the following individuals to the third cohort of the NC Native Leadership Institute (NLI)! Ashley McMillan Aleshia Hunt Ashley Patrick Lomboy Coty Sutherland Crystal A Cavalier J.D. Arch James N Bradley … Read more
The UNC American Indian Center offers two awards for students that have demonstrated an interest in serving the North Carolina American Indian population. These awards are the Carolina Native Service Scholars Award and The Faith Danielle Hedgepeth Scholarship Award. We … Read more
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Thank you for your interest! Application Period: June 1, 2017 -July 31, 2017 North Carolina Native Leadership Institute The North Carolina Native Leadership Institute (NLI) is a culturally tailored leadership training offered by the UNC … Read more
Congratulations to AIC Ambassador, Elena Jacobs-Polanco (Lumbee), who has been recognized by the Udall Scholarship Foundation with an Honorable Mention! Polanco is UNC-Chapel Hill’s second American Indian student to be recognized by the Udall Foundation. “I am so proud of Elena … Read more
The American Indian Center at UNC Chapel Hill invites applications from undergraduate students for a paid service internship during Summer 2017. The 2017 paid summer internship program provides professional development for undergraduate students interested in serving American Indian populations. Interns will … Read more
The UNC American Indian Center will offer seven paid summer internships to American Indian students living in the tribal communities receiving Healthy Native North Carolinians (HNNC) Community Awards. Each community will host one high school or recent graduate intern per … Read more
In the Fall of 2016, UNC senior Quentin Tatum of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, was accepted into the Honors Semester Abroad Program in London, which allowed me to take classes abroad and intern at one of London’s finest … Read more
