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Equip<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>encourage<\/span>\u00a0generations of Native youth<\/span>\u00a0to protect and enhance the welfare of their tribes and\u00a0<\/span>tackle the most pressing issues facing humanity<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lucy Covington Fellows Scholarship<\/p>\n","give_fund_explorer_url":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/funds\/","give_fund_slug":"lucy-covington-fellows-scholarship","give_campaign_code":"","give_default_amount":"0","give_button_text":"Give","give_read_more_link":"","component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"breadcrumbs","module_background_color":"off-white"},{"acf_fc_layout":"two-column-explicit","module_background_color":"white","include_header":true,"include_images":false,"intro_title":"The Lucy Covington Legacy","intro_title_style":"h2","sub_heading":"","intro_title_position":"","include_intro_copy":true,"intro_copy":"","columns":[{"image":false,"title":"","heading_tag":"h2","show-hr":true,"copy":"

\"Lucy Lucy Covington, a long-time tribal rights activist and Colville Tribal Council member, helped change the course of American Indian history through her courageous and selfless style of leadership in the face of great odds.<\/p>\n

Covington was one of many tribal peoples who worked in the 1950s and 1960s to bring an end to \u201ctermination\u201d \u2013 an ill-conceived federal policy designed to wrest control of land and natural resources from tribal ownership, by terminating tribal status. Lucy worked with members of her own and other tribes to help preserve tribal sovereignty and self-determination for not only the Colville but for tribes across the country. Covington\u2019s actions and success contributed toward reversing the United States government\u2019s effort to extinguish its responsibilities to American Indian tribes.<\/p>\n"},{"image":false,"title":"","heading_tag":"h2","show-hr":true,"copy":"

After the termination struggle, Covington worked to protect tribal rights and resources, develop tribal services, govern the reservation for the benefit of tribe members, and promote inter-tribal cooperation. Not only was she an example of Native American self-determination in action, but she was also a founder of the movement itself, and her efforts engendered a shift of U.S. policy from termination to independence and autonomy. Covington died in 1982, at age 71.<\/p>\n

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“Lucy Covington is the most significant advocate for American Indians in the last half of the 20th century.”
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Leadership driven by indigenous values<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Recruit and retain leading Native American faculty to teach and mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bring Native scholars, practitioners and leaders to share experiences, wisdom, research and indigenous knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Teach Native students to model leadership in working with people of all races to find and implement solutions in the spirit of Covington\u2019s example of working for change through indigenous leadership in action.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Create, collect and provide access to authentic contemporary and historic materials that support the lessons of Native leadership, sovereignty and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"image":false,"title":"Leadership House","heading_tag":"h3","show-hr":true,"copy":"

Cultural, spiritual and academic anchor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 New home of Eastern\u2019s American Indian Studies program.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 A safe and welcoming spiritual and cultural home away from home for Native students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 A contemporary, longhouse-inspired building where tribes, Native students, faculty and varied communities share events, celebrations, lectures, symposia, cultural exchange and lifelong learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scholarships and College Readiness<\/strong>
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\u2022 College preparation for Native youth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 New financial support for scholarships that recruit, retain and graduate Native American students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Robust student services, cross-disciplinary studies and career path access.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Access to mentoring and internships that help students learn skills to positively impact the increasingly complex political environment for Pacific Northwest and Native American communities.<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Project Goal","identifier":"vision","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"calls-to-action","module_background_tri_color":"white","include_header":true,"title":"Planning Sessions","subtitle":"EWU is developing a predesign for the Lucy Covington Leadership House. During this time we will be interviewing key stakeholders to better understand their needs and perspectives related to the facility. ","buttons":[{"link":{"title":"Programming Session Summary","url":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/12\/Lucy-Covington-Visioning-Slides.pdf","target":"_blank"},"icon":""},{"link":{"title":"Leadership House Session Slides","url":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/12\/22-1117-LCLH_Programming-Session-1_summary.pdf","target":"_blank"},"icon":""},{"link":{"title":"Share Your Feedback","url":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/buildourfuture\/covington\/leadership-house\/","target":""},"icon":""}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Planning Session","identifier":"planning-session","navigable":false}},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy-with-image","layout":"youtube","show_left":true,"module_background_color":"off-white","title":"The Impact of Your Gift","copy":"

\u2022 Ensuring affordable access to quality education for Native American students so they can make meaningful professional, cultural and financial contributions to their families and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Inspiring young Native people to attend college and become leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Construct the Lucy Covington Leadership House with a mission to transform lives through learning and situated within the traditional territory of the Plateau people, EWU has a special obligation to ensure that indigenous people have access to, and successfully complete, their college educations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through an ongoing partnership with the Colville Confederated Tribes, Eastern Washington University intends to honor Lucy Covington’s legacy. Within the Lucy Covington Initiative, emphasis areas have been identified: supporting future leaders; creating a confluence of culture and causes; and developing of a Lucy Covington archives.<\/p>\n","columns":[{"image":false,"title":"Archival Project","heading_tag":"h3","show-hr":true,"copy":"