BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) - Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $8 million to Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt.
Donna Brown, president of the tribal college, told the Minot Daily News that the gift will come with no strings attached.
“’It’s a dream come true,” she said.
Brown said that meetings will be held with students, faculty, staff, community members and the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council to discuss what to do with the money. Part of the college’s mission is to incorporate tribal language and culture in all aspects of the curriculum.
Scott, formerly married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced in an online essay that she had donated $4.2 billion in the last four months to 384 organizations across the U.S.
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