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ALTERNATIIVE EDUCATION

LEARN ABOUT US
ALTERNATIIVE EDUCATION
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AlterNATIVE Education (AE) is a peer-education and mentorship organization that takes an alternative approach to Native American education.
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We partner with Native American tribes across the United States to host week-long summer programs aimed at empowering Native youth and promoting opportunities for higher education.
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We believe that every Native student has the opportunity to pursue higher education and contribute to Indigenous communities. With this vision, AE developed a program premised on community, guided by the idea that we can only do what's best for our communities when we work with them.
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Watch the video below to see our trip to Zuni Pueblo, one the many communities we partner with.
We are here because we believe that Native students, communities and leaders benefit from engaging in discussions about Native histories and present issues—conversations that are not happening in American high school classrooms."​
- Fantasia Painter, Cofounder

