Spring break hours

First Nations Educational and Cultural Center will be open remotely from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Monday, March 16–Friday, March 20.

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A Home Away From Home 

The First Nations Educational & Cultural Center (FNECC) supports American Indian and indigenous students in their transition to and achievement at Indiana University Bloomington with campus programs and an extended network of resources and information designed to inspire, encourage, and empower students for success.

Come take a tour of the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center as IU student Joaquin shares how FNECC inspires, encourages, and empowers students for success.

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox/Potawatomi) is part of the Indigenous history of Indiana University. Deemed the "World's Greatest Athlete," Thorpe played collegiate and professional football, professional baseball, and basketball and was a gold medal winner in multiple events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In addition, he served as an assistant football coach at IU in 1915. Learn more about Thorpe's legacy and his portrait that now hangs in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Learn about the "World's Greatest Athlete"

Bright sunny view of the front of the FNECC house.

An Inviting Space

We strive to improve college access, persistence, and completion for Native American students while helping them become lifelong learners and responsible leaders in a global society.

Learn more about FNECC

The Center is a good place to socialize and connect with the Native community at IU. I like that it is very open and welcoming to people from all backgrounds and people who want to learn more about Native culture.

Keisha Beyal

Community Builders

We offer a number of cultural initiatives designed to preserve and promote an intertribal community connection among Native American students and to educate the IUB campus community.

Learn about our programs