American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference
March 15-18, 2026
Bismarck Event Center • 601 E Sweet Ave, Bismarck, ND 58502
Mandan:
Nutáhohkere’
nutáwaa’osįįhe
nutáhąp í’ųstaa
nutámaana í’ų’staa
Ojibwe:
gi’dibaajimowininaan
Gi’mashkawiziiwininaan
Gi’niigani-bimaadiziwininaan
Michif:
Keyanaan le nistwayr, Keyanaan la fors, Keyanaan li taan ki vyayn
Hidatsa:
Matta waa aru gii’weg, waa iciiag, waabi diishash
Dakota:
Wičhóoyake k’a wówaš’ake kiŋ tȟokátakiya gduhá maúŋnipi kte
Lakota:
Wičhóoyake na wówaš’ake kiŋ tȟokátakiya gluhá maúŋnipi kte
Welcome
Since the first AIHEC Student Conference in 1980, this annual event has grown from a few dozen participants to over 1,000 students, faculty, and staff coming together each spring to compete in academic, cultural, and artistic exercises; share stories, and best practices; participate in workshops and plenary sessions; and celebrate the Tribal College Movement. As participation has grown, the conference has also grown in
complexity and organization. In 2010, the AIHEC Board of Directors, composed of the nation’s Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents, requested that AIHEC and TCU staff begin the process of formalizing and standardizing the conference, including compTetition rules, participation requirements, judging, cost, etc. In 2013, the Board established the AIHEC Student Conference Commission to oversee this process
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