Abstract
Activism through educational institutions by Indigenous people is not new (Goodwin, 2022). The justification toward appropriating academic institutions by Indigenous people is rooted in assimilation and dispossession from boarding schools and land grant institutions. The Center for Native American Development (CNAD) is the first program at the University of Idaho to serve Native American graduate students geared through management capabilities. At the time of the development of this program, the Red Power movement was when Native Americans were protesting the Bureau of Indian Affairs, broken treaties, and were pushing for self-determination. The Northwestern Native American Graduate Program (NNAGP) had members not only push for the program but also proposed that they be the "advisory board." Through archival research we were able to find information on the program and connect it to now, however, it was scarce. Most of what was found were Jack Ridley Jr., director of CNAD, working from 72'-78'. The program had closed, however, the efforts to offer programs like CNAD continue to breathe life into indigenizing the academy.