The 2026 AIHEC Poetry Slam
Poetry
Raeanna Connor of White Earth Tribal and Community College
Raeanna Connor graduated from White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) with her AA degree in the spring of 2025, an accomplishment that is made more impressive given the obstacles she faced in her final year. During the winter of …
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Matthew Bowstring Jr. of White Earth Tribal and Community College
Matthew “Matty” Bowstring Jr. began his full-time journey at White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) in the fall of 2023 and is on track to graduate with his Associate of Arts degree in May. In the fall of 2024, …
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Audrey Hall of United Tribes Technical College
Audrey Hall is a proud member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Her college story began at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) in 2021 where she earned an AS in …
Spirit White Shield of United Tribes Technical College
Spirit White Shield is a proud member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a student at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC). Spirit is a dedicated addiction studies major who turned passion for recovery and helping others into a meaningful …
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Brent Murray of White Earth Tribal and Community College
Brent Murray is currently completing his final semester at White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) and will graduate with his Associate of Arts degree in the spring of 2026. His confident stride and constant smile bring a positive energy …
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Patricia Wilkie of Turtle Mountain College
Patricia Wilkie is a member of the Turtle Mountain Pembina Chippewa Tribe. She is in her first year of Turtle Mountain College’s bachelor’s program for Ojibwe language and culture. Last year, Patricia completed the nine-month Ojibwe language program. Her current …
Michael Hamley of Turtle Mountain College
Michael Hamley is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. He is a distinguished graduate of Turtle Mountain Community College, recently completing his Bachelor of Applied Science in cybersecurity and data privacy. Throughout his academic journey, …
Coby John Stump of Stone Child College
Coby John Stump is from Parker School, Montana, and was raised by his grandmother Louise Windy Boy Stump, who was a fluent Cree-speaking teacher. Coby is an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Poplar, Montana. …
Jazmyne Torres of Stone Child College
Jazmyne Torres is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree and is a student at Stone Child College (SCC). After moving back home from Tucson, Arizona, she decided to completely change her life. Jazmyne has been sober for almost four …