Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars

From: Brad Horn
Length: 07:22

The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University full scholarship for Native American students got his degree last month. Read the full description.

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Playing: Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars
From: Brad Horn

_mg_1487_small Created in 2006 under the direction of SU’s Chancellor Nancy Cantor, the Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship is one of only a handful of programs in the country that allows qualified Native Americans to attend a university free of charge.This is a piece on the hopes for the program and its first graduate, Montgomery Lyons of the Onondaga Nation.

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Piece Description

Created in 2006 under the direction of SU’s Chancellor Nancy Cantor, the Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship is one of only a handful of programs in the country that allows qualified Native Americans to attend a university free of charge.This is a piece on the hopes for the program and its first graduate, Montgomery Lyons of the Onondaga Nation.

Broadcast History

Broadcast locally on WAER, Syracuse, NY 12/19/2008 and 12/20/2008

Transcript

Brad Horn
TRT 7:22
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The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University scholarship for native students just got his degree last month. Created in 2006 under the direction of SU’s Chancellor Nancy Cantor, the program is one of only a handful of programs in the country that allows qualified Native Americans to attend a university free of charge. Independent producer Brad Horn has this story on the hopes for the program and its first graduate.

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Construction noises, conversations about siding colors.

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I stood with Montgomery Lyons and his girlfriend, Wayva Waterman, and watched their new home being built on the Onondaga reservation just south of Syracuse. Last Friday he finished his undergraduate coursework in psychology at Syracuse university—debt free I should add—and SHE’LL soon have a degree from a very...
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The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University scholarship for native students just got his degree last month. Created in 2006 under the direction of SU’s Chancellor Nancy Cantor, the program is one of only a handful of programs in the country that allows qualified Native Americans to attend a university free of charge. Independent producer Brad Horn has this story on the hopes for the program and its first graduate.

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