Katsitsatekanoniahkwa Destiny Lazore, a rising senior political science major and Native American studies minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, has been named as a 2025 recipient of a prestigious Udall Scholarship in the field of Tribal Public Policy.

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. Lazore is one of 55 students nationwide selected this year. She and her fellow Udall Scholars will engage in an orientation in August to meet one another and program alumni; learn more about the Udall legacy of public service; and interact with community leaders in environmental fields, tribal health care and governance.

Lazore’s goal is to work as a curriculum and policy consultant for Indigenous-serving schools. “I want to create educational standards that help students succeed while preserving Native traditions, history and languages,” she says.

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