The annual Native American College Fair brought in over 1,200 students from across Minnesota and surrounding states to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul on Monday.
The fair began in 2013, hosting around 50 students and families. Since then, it has grown into an event with over 40 colleges represented. Organizers say colleges at the fair have programming aimed towards Indigenous students in academics or extracurricular activities.
Kerrie Troseth is an Indian Education Program counselor with St. Paul Public Schools, which has been a partner of the fair for several years. She says the fair eases students’ anxieties and concerns about higher education pathways.
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