48 American Indian Support Services

American Indian Student Center

Edminster Student Union Building (SUB – lower level)

(208) 769-3365

North Idaho College’s American Indian Student Center is dedicated to building community and a sense of place for tribal students. The center features a computer lab, study space and community center for tribal students and for members of NIC’s American Indian Student Alliance club. The American Indian Student Center also provides advising, academic support and resource referrals for students.

NIC sits on the ancestral homelands of the Schitsu’umsh, or the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and NIC recognizes and honors the sovereignty of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe through the 9 Point Agreement.

Tribal Membership

Members of Idaho Native American Indian Tribes (listed below) are considered Idaho residents for tuition purposes.

Idaho Native American Indian Tribes

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe
• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
• Eastern Shoshone Tribe
• Kalispel Tribe
• Nez Perce Tribe
• Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
• Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
• Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
• Spokane Tribe
• Yakama Nation

American Indian Student Alliance

The American Indian Student Alliance is an NIC student organization comprised of active Native and non-Native students at NIC, Lewis-Clark State College and the University of Idaho with the commitment to celebrate Native American culture. We work together to support each other in educational pursuits and through life as a college student, and encourage members to be involved in leadership, social, educational and recreational events.

The AISA’s mission is written in its constitution and states the purpose of AISA shall be to:

• Form a council representative of American Indian Student leaders and organizations.
• Coordinate activities and opportunities of interest to American Indian students on campus.
• Represent the interests of American Indian students at NIC, promote increased awareness of American Indian cultures and address issues of concern.
• Develop a model of networking and cooperation among student leaders that creates and promotes professional and tribal networks for the future.
• Manage fundraising for American Indian activities and events.