Tonight on @NBCNewsNow, anchored @byjacobward I have the privilege of reporting on the University of California’s new “Native American Opportunity Plan,” which ensures that tuition and fees are covered for CA residents who are from federally recognized Native American tribes.
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I got to interview high-achieving Hoopa, Yurok & Karuk students and travel to the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation to tell this story. But can our institutions ever make up for stealing 11 million acres of Indigenous land to fund higher education? Our story tonight on @NBCNewsNow
@CASottile @NBCNewsNow @byjacobward How many are expected to enroll?
@CASottile @NBCNewsNow @byjacobward Thank you for spotlighting this program.🙏