Northern Arizona University

Building A Stronger Foundation For A Stronger Tomorrow

Vision:

Northern Arizona University's Nizhoni Academy empowers Native American students to develop academic, emotional, interpersonal, citizenship, leadership, and life long learning skills in order to achieve personal growth and life success, while living in two worlds.  Students learn to embrace their own identity and respect others.

Background:

Established in 1984, the Nizhoni Academy continues to serve Native American high school students by providing a five-week academic and residential summer program held on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Nizhoni Academy, a pre-college program designed to encourage Native American students to seriously prepare for scholastic achievement in secondary and post-secondary education. The Academy emphasizes a rigorous academic discipline to provide students a clear understanding of the demands of college studies and the requirements of academic study skills necessary to be successful in college