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To the Higher Education Finance Committee:

As a member of the Indian education professional community, and as an educator who specializes in Indian perspectives in educational systems, I am writing today in support of HB 2443.

Given the unique status of American Indians as citizens of domestic-dependent sovereign nations, I encourage the committee to recognize that this creates a highly unique situation that cannot be viewed through the standard lens of multiculturalism in education. The socio-political history is important, and after centuries of land dispossession and efforts to strip Native peoples of their cultures and languages through educational systems, it is imperative that we recognize this history has brought us to this current moment. Specifically, these are the specific perspectives I would offer:

1) The state of Kansas, and it’s educational systems, are resourced by taxes and other revenues directly tied to the state’s land base. That land was owned by many Native nations (see Appendix A and B), and the non-Native people in Kansas continue to benefit from this land dispossession through their educational systems. This includes attendance at historic “Land Grant” institutions of higher education in the state. Many agree that this land was unethically taken, and the least the state of Kansas can do is offer in-state tuition to only four of the many tribes who have experienced this dispossession and shrinking reservations. 2) Removal of Native nations correlated with founding of new states, and those new state boundaries overlapped reservation boundaries. The result being that the four tribes in Northeastern Kansas have a geographic history as Native nations that predate statehood and overlap what are now state boundaries. Due to these histories of forced removal, in conjunction with the ongoing recognition of their sovereignty, these tribes have citizens that reside in other states. 3) Many other states have recognized this history and have enacted similar policies (see Appendix C). As an example, offers resident tuition to “Members of Native American Tribes that are indigenous to or have historically migrated to or from the State of Nebraska”. Furthermore, the , Kickapoo, , and Sac and Fox (all affiliates of the four tribes in Kansas), are listed as recipients for in-state tuition in the state of Iowa, among many other tribes which historical ties to their state. Similarly, the state of Kansas actually has approximately 25+ Native Nations who have land base histories connected to land within Kansas boundaries (see Appendix A and B) – a land base which now fuels revenue for our state’s educational systems. In this proposal, the request is only for four of those nations to receive in-state tuition rates.

Given this state’s history, I hope that you consider how offering in-state tuition to a small number of Indigenous students who have historical ties to Kansas lands is a small request, particularly given how many non-Native individuals continue to benefit from those lands through our educational systems.

Alex Red Corn Professional Educator Osage Citizen Appendix A: Native Nations with Historical Connections to Kansas Territories

Historic Nation Related, Impacted Nations Federally Recognized State Recognized Nation Website(s) Kansas Connection Sources Sources Sources Sources Sources () Name (Federally Recognized)

Fort Sill Tribe of ; Nation, New ; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Apache Mescalero Reservation, ; Dianna Everett, "Apache Tribe Michael J. Marchand, "The (sometimes San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Apache Tribe of of Oklahoma," The Historic Indians of Kansas," known as Plains https://apachetribe.org/ Historic Homeland Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Oklahoma Encyclopedia of Oklahoma Tales Out of School (October Apache or Apache Tribe of Arizona; White History and Culture. 1993). Apache) Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde , Arizona

Michael J. Marchand, "The and https://www.c-a- Arapaho Tribe of Wind River Historic Indians of Kansas," Arapaho Historic Homeland Tribes of Oklahoma tribes.org/home Reservation, Tales Out of School (October 1993). Michael J. Marchand, Socolofsky and Self, Historical https://webtest2.cherokee.org "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University /Default.aspx Kansas," Tales Out of School Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (May 1994). Michael J. Marchand, "The Cheyenne and Arapaho https://www.c-a- Northern Cheyenne Nation in Historic Indians of Kansas," Cheyenne Historic Homeland Tribes of Oklahoma tribes.org/home Tales Out of School (October 1993). Herring, Joseph B. "The Joseph B. Herring, The Chippewa and Michael J. Marchand, Socolofsky and Self, Historical Enduring Indians of Kansas: Indians: Acculturation and "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Chippewa Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University A Century and a Half of Survival in Kansas, 1850s- Kansas," Tales Out of School Press of Oklahoma, 1988). Acculturation (University 1870." Kansas History 6 (May 1994). Press of Kansas, 1990). (Winter 1983/84): 212-220. Michael J. Marchand, "The Nation, Historic Indians of Kansas," Comanche https://comanchenation.com/ Historic Homeland Oklahoma Tales Out of School (October 1993).

Douglas County, Kansas, "Delaware Tribe Agricultural Miner and Unrau, The End of Historic Reservation, Official Website of the Heritage Planning Project" Kansas Historical Society, Socolofsky and Self, Historical Indian Kansas: A Study of Delaware Tribe of Current Headquarters Delaware Tribe of Indians, ("County's partnership with "American Indians in Delaware http://delawaretribe.org/ , Oklahoma Atlas of Kansas (University Cultural Revoution, 1854-1871 Indians in Bartlesville, OK "About the Delaware Tribe of the Delaware Tribe of Indians Kansas" (An Annotated Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (Unviersity Press of Kansas, and Caney, KS Indians". to collectively plan for the Bibliography). 1990). future of the Tribe's 90 acres north of Lawrence").

Joseph B. Herring, The Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, Enduring Indians of Kansas: A Iowa Tribe of Kansas Historic Reservation, Iowa Atlas of Kansas (University "American Indians in Kansas" Century and a Half of and Nebraska Current Reservation Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (An Annotated Bibliography). Acculturation (University Press of Kansas, 1990). Michael J. Marchand, "The Kansas Historical Society, Historic Homeland, Historic Indians of Kansas," Kansa Kaw Nation, Oklahoma http://kawnation.com/ "American Indians in Kansas" Historic Reservation Tales Out of School (October (An Annotated Bibliography). 1993). Miner and Unrau, The End of Joseph B. Herring, The Kickapoo Tribe of Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, Indian Kansas: A Study of Enduring Indians of Kansas: Historic Reservation, Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Indians of the Kickapoo Atlas of Kansas (University "American Indians in Kansas" Cultural Revoution, 1854-1871 A Century and a Half of https://www.ktik-nsn.gov/ Current Reservation Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Reservation in Kansas Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (An Annotated Bibliography). (Unviersity Press of Kansas, Acculturation (University 1990). Press of Kansas, 1990). Michael J. Marchand, "The Kiowa Indian Tribe of Historic Indians of Kansas," Kiowa https://kiowatribe.org/ Historic Homeland Oklahoma Tales Out of School (October 1993).

Michael J. Marchand, Socolofsky and Self, Historical Miami Tribe of "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Miami http://www.miamination.com/ Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University Oklahoma Kansas," Tales Out of School Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (May 1994).

Oklahoma Historical Society, https://oneida-nsn.gov/ AND Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, Oneida Nation, Oneida "Removal of Tribes to Oneida Nation, "Oneida New York http://www.oneidaindiannation Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University "Emigrant Indians," Indian Nation Oklahoma: A Timeline of Timeline." .com/ Press of Oklahoma, 1988). Kansapedia. Removal." Michael J. Marchand, "The https://www.osagenation- Historic Homeland, Historic Indians of Kansas," Osage The nsn.gov/ Historic Reservation Tales Out of School (October 1993). Socolofsky and Self, Historical and Otoe- Tribe of http://www.omtribe.org/ Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University Indians, Oklahoma Press of Oklahoma, 1988).

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Fletcher, etal., "Tribal-State ; Grand Traverse Band of Relations: Michagan as a Case Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michael J. Marchand, Study," Michigan State Michigan; Pokagon Band of Socolofsky and Self, Historical Ottawa Tribe of "Emigrant Indian Tribes of University College of Law, Ottawa http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Historic Reservation Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Atlas of Kansas (University Oklahoma Kansas," Tales Out of School Indigenous Law and Policy ; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (May 1994). Center, Occasional Paper Indians, Michigan; Bay Mills Series, 2009-06 (September Indian Community, Michigan; Sault 2009) Ste. Marie, Michigan

https://lrboi-nsn.gov/ - Little River Band of Ottawa Indians; Little River Band of http://gtbindians.org/ - Grand Ottawa Indians; Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa Traverse Bay Band of and Chippewa Indians; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians; Fletcher, etal., "Tribal-State Ottawa and Chippewa http://www.pokagon.com/ - Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa Andrew , History of Relations: Michagan as a Indians; Pokagon Band Pokagon Band of Potawatomi William E. Unrau and H. Craig and Chippewa Indians; Pokagon the Ottawa and Chippewa Case Study," Michigan State of Potawatomi Indians; Indians; Michael J. Marchand, "Emigrant Miner, Tribal Dispossession Band of Potawatomi Indians; Little Indians of Michigan, 1887 University College of Law, Ottawa/Odawa Little Traverse Bay https://www.ltbbodawa- Historic Reservation Indian Tribes of Kansas," Tales and the Ottawa Indian Traverse Bay Band of Odawa (Ypsilanti Job Printing House, Indigenous Law and Policy Band of Odawa Indians; nsn.gov/ - Little Traverse Bay Out of School (May 1994). Unversity Fraud (University of Indians; Bay Mills Indian Community; 1887; Library of Congress, Center, Occasional Paper Bay Mills Indian Band of Odawa Indians; Oklahoma Press, 1985). Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 1888). Series, 2009-06 (September Community; Sault Ste. http://www.baymills.org/ - Bay Indians 2009) Marie Tribe of Mills Indian Community; Chippewa Indians; https://www.saulttribe.com/ - Michigan bands Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Michigan Bands

Michael J. Marchand, "The Kansas Historical Society, Pawnee Nation of https://www.pawneenation. Historic Indians of Kansas," Pawnee Historic Homeland "American Indians in Kansas" Oklahoma Tales Out of School (October org/ (An Annotated Bibliography). 1993). Peoria, Socolofsky and Self, Historical Glen Roberson, "Peoria , Peoria Tribe of Indians http://peoriatribe.com/ Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University (tribe)," The Encyclopedia of Piankeshaw, of Oklahoma Press of Oklahoma, 1988). Okahoma History and Culture" Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma (also part of Kansas reservation); Forest County Potawatomi Community, ; Joseph B. Herring, The Michael J. Marchand, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Socolofsky and Self, Historical Enduring Indians of Kansas: A Prairie Band https://www.pbpindiantribe.co Historic Reservation, "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Potawatomi Potawatomi, Michigan (seems Atlas of Kansas (University Century and a Half of Potawatomi Nation m/ Current Reservation Kansas," Tales Out of School "escaped" during removal, returned Press of Oklahoma, 1988). Acculturation (University Press (May 1994). to Michigan); Pokagon Band of of Kansas, 1990). Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana (seems remained in Michigan, Treaty of 1833) Michael J. Marchand, Socolofsky and Self, Historical The Tribe of "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Quapaw http://www.quapawtribe.com/ Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University Indians Kansas," Tales Out of School Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (May 1994).

Miner and Unrau, The End of Joseph B. Herring, The Sac & Fox Nation of Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, Indian Kansas: A Study of Enduring Indians of Kansas: Historic Reservation, Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Sac and Fox Missouri in Kansas and Atlas of Kansas (University "American Indians in Kansas" Cultural Revoution, 1854-1871 A Century and a Half of Current Reservation Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Nebraska Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (An Annotated Bibliography). (Unviersity Press of Kansas, Acculturation (University 1990). Press of Kansas, 1990). Miner and Unrau, The End of Eastern Tribe of Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, Indian Kansas: A Study of http://www.shawnee- Shawnee Historic Reservation Oklahoma; Absentee-Shawnee Tribe Atlas of Kansas (University "American Indians in Kansas" Cultural Revoution, 1854-1871 tribe.com/default.htm of Indians of Oklahoma Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (An Annotated Bibliography). (Unviersity Press of Kansas, 1990). Wichita and Affiliated Michael J. Marchand, "The Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, http://www.wichitatribe.com Historic Indians of Kansas," Wichita Historic Homeland Waco & Tawakonie), / Tales Out of School (October Oklahoma 1993). Wyandot of http://www.wyandot.org/ Historic Reservation Kansas Michael J. Marchand, Socolofsky and Self, Historical Kansas Historical Society, https://www.wyandotte- Wyandot Nation of Kansas (see "Emigrant Indian Tribes of Wyandotte Historic Reservation Atlas of Kansas (University "American Indians in Kansas" nation.org/ below) Kansas," Tales Out of School Press of Oklahoma, 1988). (An Annotated Bibliography). (May 1994). Socolofsky and Self, Historical Atlas of Kansas, 2nd edition (University of Oklahoma Press, 1988). Socolofsky and Self, Historical Atlas of Kansas, 2nd edition (University of Oklahoma Press, 1988). Appendix C: Resident Tuition for American Indians in Kansas: Research on Various State Laws and Policies

While we believe the State of Washington example provided above offers an excellent parallel, below you will find examples of how other states, universities and communities have approached this same issue.

Nebraska ● Nebraska Board of Regents Policy (RP 5.7.1, 3j) - Page RP 172: https://nebraska.edu/- /media/unca/docs/offices-and-policies/policies/board-governing-documents/board-of- regents-policies.pdf?la=en

3. Resident Tuition Categories: j. Members of Native American Tribes that are indigenous to or have historically migrated to or from the State of Nebraska.

● University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL): https://admissions.unl.edu/specialized- information/native/

Tribes eligible for in-state tuition: The University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers in-state tuition rates to enrolled members of the following 24 tribes listed below who have historical and present ties with Nebraska, whether they are residents of Nebraska or not. Arapaho, , Missouria, Sac and Fox, , Jicarilla Apache, Omaha, Dakota , Northern Cheyenne, Iowa, Otoe, Lakota Sioux, Southern Cheyenne, Kickapoo, Pawnee, Nakota Sioux, Comanche, Kiowa, , Santee Sioux, Crow, , Potawatomie, and Winnebago.

● University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC): https://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/rse/recruitment/nativeamerican.html

Native American tribes are woven into the diverse fabric of Nebraska. Respecting this, the University of Nebraska Medical Center offers in-state tuition rates to enrolled members of the 25 tribes listed below who have historical and contemporary ties with Nebraska, whether they are currently living in Nebraska or not. These Native American students applying to UNMC will be considered Nebraska residents - a significant advantage both financially and for admission when applying to our competitive programs. (includes list of tribes thereafter)

● University of Nebraska, Omaha (click on “How do you apply for residency?” Then click on “Application for Residency Classification” and see letter J on form): https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/undergraduate/residency-faq.php

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Iowa ● Iowa Board of Regents has authority to determine resident tuition policy (1.6.F.ii): https://www.iowaregents.edu/plans-and-policies/board-policy-manual/16-fees-and- charges Iowa Board of Regents determines the “rules for classification of a student as a resident or nonresident for tuition and fee purposes...Those rules include general residency guidelines, with specific discussion of military personnel, American Indians, refugees, and immigrants.”

● Board of Regents State of Iowa Admission Rules Common to the Three State Universities (681-1.4.2.a.8): https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/aco/chapter/681.1.pdf (see p. 5)

At the regent institutions, American Indians who have origins in any of the original people of North America and who maintain a cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition with one or more of the tribes or nations connected historically with the present state of Iowa, including the Iowa, Kickapoo, Menominee, Miami, Missouri, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Omaha, Otoe, Ottawa (Odawa), Potawatomi, Sac and Fox (Sauk, ), Sioux, and Winnebago (Ho Chunk), will be assessed Iowa resident tuition and fees.

● Iowa Board of Regents meeting notes October 15-16, 1997 (pp 300-303) where they adopted the applicable guidelines: https://www.iowaregents.edu/media/cms/oct97- pdf6CE80D62.pdf

● University of Iowa: https://diversity.uiowa.edu/awards/iowa-first-nations-tuition-program

The University of Iowa invites members of the Tribes/Nations historic to Iowa to attend the university and pay in-state tuition, regardless of where they live.

Utah ● Utah State Statute (53B-8-102-10): https://le.utah.gov/xcode/title53b/chapter8/53b-8- s102.html

Any American Indian who is enrolled on the tribal rolls of a tribe whose reservation or trust lands lie partly or wholly within Utah or whose border is at any point contiguous with the border of Utah, and any American Indian who is a member of a federally recognized or known Utah tribe and who has graduated from a high school in Utah, is entitled to resident student status.

● University of Utah residency for tuition purposes policy: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/residency/

Qualifying tribes include: Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation

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Navajo Nation (Diné) Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie) Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, IndianPeaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Reservation, Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation Hopi Zuni -Bannock Tribe

Massachusetts ● Native American Tuition Waiver: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/native-american-tuition-waiver

Over the last two decades the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs has assisted in the determination of eligibility of Native in Massachusetts for tuition waivers at state colleges and universities. It is authorized by the Board of Education to certify that individuals are of Native American descent and eligible for the tuition waiver.

The Commission uses membership in a Massachusetts tribal group (tribe, band, or clan) that is acknowledged by the Commission as a legitimate, historical tribal group as a criterion for making recommendations about tuition waivers. In addition, the Commission uses official state and federal recognition status for issuing tuition waivers to individuals whose tribes are located outside of Massachusetts.

To be eligible for a tuition credit, the applicant must: (1) Be Native American; (2) Be a Massachusetts resident; (3) Be enrolled in a degree program at a Massachusetts college or university.

New York ● New York State tuition “grant”: https://www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial- aid/types-of-financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-aid-to-native- americans.html

Enrolled members of a New York State tribe and their children who are attending, or planning to attend, a college in New York State and are New York State residents.”

American Indian students are eligible to receive grant awards of up to $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time study.

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New Mexico ● 2005 New Mexico Laws Ch. 155 (S.B. 482): https://www.law.uh.edu/ihelg/undocumented/NMLEGIS155.pdf

DEFINING "RESIDENT STUDENT" AT STATE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF INDIAN NATIONS, TRIBES AND PUEBLOS LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY IN NEW MEXICO.

● University of New Mexico Office of the Registrar: https://www.unm.edu/~unmreg/residency_faq.htm#9

Exceptions for Resident Tuition, MEMBERS OF AN INDIAN NATION, TRIBE OR PUEBLO LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY IN NEW MEXICO

A member of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo that is located wholly or partially in New Mexico, regardless of the residence of the member prior to acceptance, is charged at resident rates.

Arizona ● Arizona Board of Regents Policy (ABOR 4-203.C.8.a-b):

The individual is an enrolled member of an Indian tribe recognized by the Department of Interior whose reservation land lies wholly or partially in Arizona and extends into another state and is a resident of the reservation.

For purposes of residency classification, enrollment as a tribal member in a federally recognized Arizona tribe will be sufficient to establish residency for tuition purposes.

● Article about resident tuition for in state tribal members: https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/instate-tuition-creates-opportunity-american-indian- students

A policy granting members of all federally recognized tribes in Arizona in-state tuition — even those who choose to return after attending an institution elsewhere — is helping to retain American Indian students by making educational costs more affordable.

Since the residency classification policy was approved by the Arizona Board of Regents in 2013, the University of Arizona has enrolled 85 undergraduate and 15 graduate students under the exception.

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Fort Lewis College (Durango, ) ● Fort Lewis tuition waiver: https://www.fortlewis.edu/financialaid/nativeamericans.aspx

Qualified Native American students can attend Fort Lewis College tuition free. However, they are still responsible for paying their student fees, room and board expenses, purchasing books, and any other educational expenses they may have.

For purposes of the tuition waiver, Native American is defined as follows: "The term Native American shall include all persons of Native American descent who are members of any recognized Native American tribe now under federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Native American reservation, and shall further include all persons of one-half or more Native American blood. Eskimos and other aboriginal people of Alaska shall be considered Native Americans."

Ottawa University (Ottawa, KS) ● Ottawa University Tuition Policy for tribal members of (click on “Tribal Students” tab): https://www.ottawa.edu/ouks/admissions/tribal-students/

Ottawa University is privileged to carry on the legacy of providing a free education to Ottawa Tribe members that was begun by our Baptist and Tribal founders. Because of the special heritage you enjoy as part of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, you are allowed to attend Ottawa University free of any tuition or room and board charges. This is due in part to the renewal and expansion of the original agreement by Chancellor Kevin Eichner in 2008. Since the agreement’s expansion, we have enjoyed more Tribe members on campus than ever before.

University of at Chicago • On May 28, 2019, the UIC announced that the school will offer in-state tuition to students from any of the 573 tribal nations in the United States. https://today.uic.edu/uic-to-offer-in-state-tuition-to-students-from-any-of-the-573-tribal- nations-in-us

While historically the native Americans indigenous to the region included the Potawatomie, Ojibwa and Odawa tribes, they were driven out of Illinois and the does not list any tribes in Illinois. Nearby states such as Wisconsin and Michigan each list at least a dozen recognized tribes in those states and Indiana also lists one tribe.

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Michigan ● Michigan statute: MCL 390.1251, MCL 390.1252, MCL 390.1252a, MCL 390.1253 (also known as Michigan Public Act 174 of 1976) Available at: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(d5drne3mxmnvtcmljpm5v544))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl -Act-174-of-1976.pdf

An act to provide free tuition for state resident North American Indians in Michigan public community colleges, public universities, and certain federal tribally controlled community colleges; and to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state departments, commissions, and agencies.

• For more information on background, origins of the tuition waiver program, student recipient profile, and more, see “Indian Tuition Waiver Program,” Michigan Legislative Service Bureau, Legislative Research Division, Research Report vol. 20, no. 3 (May 2000). Available at: https://turtletalk.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/2000_milegservicebureau_tutionwavier000 11.pdf

Kansas ● Haskell Students deemed residents of the state for purpose of tuition and fees at KBOR institutions: https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch76/076_007_0031.html

76-731. Certain American Indians deemed residents of state for purpose of tuition and fees. Any person who is attending or who has attended Haskell Indian Junior College and who is enrolled as an American Indian on a tribal membership roll maintained by the bureau of Indian affairs of the United States department of the interior shall be deemed to be a resident of this state for the purpose of tuition and fees for attendance at any state educational institution under the state board of regents. History: L. 1974, ch. 408, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 46; April 21.

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