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
Carolina Native Service Scholar and citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Dylan Brooks, studied abroad in Beijing and Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China as well as Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam last spring from May … Read more
Please help us spread the word and honor the life of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth as we “Keep the Faith” for UNC’s MLK Day of Service 5K. The MLK 5K is the University’s featured Day of Service event, scheduled to … Read more
***DEADLINE EXTENSION: Due to recent events affecting many Native communities in NC, the application deadline for SHHAW has been extended to Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 5pm.*** REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: SACRED HOOP OF NATIVE HEALTH & WELLBEING (SHHAW) PROPOSALS SOUGHT … Read more
Join fellow Tar Heels to celebrate the UNC American Indian Center’s 10 year anniversary. We need YOUR support to help us raise $30,000 to #RamUpForNatives! WHY NOW? It’s our 10th anniversary and as demand for our services grows, so do our expenses. It would … Read more
In 2014, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) signed a resolution with North Carolina tribes resolving to hold an annual gathering of the eight NC native nations on campus to hear directly from tribes about ways the … Read more
Check out the latest video highlighting partners in the American Indian Center’s NC Native Asset Coalition to support the Coharie Tribe’s Great Coharie River Initiative, an effort to restore the health of the river to its fullest potential and inspire … Read more
