Announcement

MCNAA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO NATIVE STUDENTS FOR THE 2020 FALL SEMESTER

The Board of Directors of the Mass. Center for Native American Awareness is excited to announce that (16) of its up-and-coming leaders were awarded a scholarship for the 2020 Fall Semester. Amounts ranged from $1,000 to $1,500 each.

Congratulations are extended to these incredible students:

o   Ayri Ayala (Chappaquiddick Wampanoag), Bridgewater State University

o   Elijah Costa (Mashpee Wampanoag), Bridgewater State University

o   Aaron Creech (Chappaquiddick Wampanoag), Bristol Community College

o   Assata Evans (Nipmuc), Fitchburg State University

o   Olivia Harris (Ponkapoag), U Mass/Boston

o   Christian Hendricks (Mashpee Wampanoag), Bridgewater State University

o   Dominique Libera (Nipmuc), U Mass/Amherst

o   Andrew McKinney (Mashpee Wampanoag), Bridgewater State University

o   Emma Nunes (Mashpee Wampanoag), Fitchburg State University

o   Kaylee Oliver (MA/Ponkapoag), U Mass/Dartmouth

o   Shai R. Parasram (Chappaquiddic Band of Wampanoag), Bunker Hill Community College

o   Pedro Rosa (Wampanoag), U Mass/Dartmouth

o   Taylor Rose (Mashpee Wampanoag), U Mass/Boston

o   Antonio Santana (Nipmuck), U Mass/Amherst

o   Melissa Skan (Tlingit/Alaskan), Salem State University

o   Tiara Williams-Price (Nipmuc), U Mass/Lowell

With the rise in college tuition, fees and the need to pay for books, room & board, and new equipment for on-line learning, we are delighted to be in a position to help our future leaders, this promising group of Native college students, with a college scholarship.

We wish them, and all of our other students, the very best of luck with their studies and look forward to seeing them sometime in 2021 when we can safely gather again.

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