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Heidi Crawford is among latest graduates of Recruitment & Retention of American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) program<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heidi Crawford, right, sits with Barb Anderson, director of the Recruitment & Retention of American Indians into Nursing program. Crawford, who attended UND with her daughter, is among the most recent RAIN graduates. Photo by Adam Kurtz\/UND Today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just recently, Heidi Crawford\u2019s grandmother told her she had created a legacy in her family: the legacy of graduating from a four-year-university.<\/p>\n

Crawford, at the upcoming winter commencement ceremony, is set to walk across the stage as one of UND\u2019s newest\u00a0nursing<\/a>\u00a0graduates and alumna of the\u00a0Recruitment & Retention of American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) program.<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t easy. It took years of work that began even before she became a student at UND. She had previously studied at the tribal college at the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota, and ultimately earned her Licensed Practical Nurse certification. After graduating from UND, she will return to that community and put her skills to use.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has definitely been a journey,\u201d Crawford said. \u201cI was just actually thinking about everything in the last few weeks, and I never thought I\u2019d be here. I mean, just in school period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford said she dropped out of high school to take care of a sick family member, and then went on to get her GED. In 2012, she entered the tribal college at her reservation, and graduated two years later. It took another year to pass the licensing exam, and she was working at the nearby Indian Health Service clinic when she chanced upon\u00a0Barb Anderson, director of the RAIN program at UND,<\/a>\u00a0and Deb Wilson, the former RAIN director. The pair were visiting the reservation to recruit for the program.<\/p>\n

They asked her if she wanted to come to UND to complete a four-year-education in nursing. For Crawford, it was a chance to take her two children, Isabell and Rose, away from the reservation, where \u2014 tragically \u2014 violence against Indigenous women is prevalent, and solutions to the problem are still being sought. She said yes to UND, and in 2017 made the journey to Grand Forks, a place she had visited only once before.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one time I came to Grand Forks was for a George Strait concert,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

Why nursing?<\/h2>\n

Crawford said there are limitations to living on the reservation. People often find themselves either working for the tribe or working at a casino, as the local economy means there are not many other opportunities. She wanted a challenge and found it in nursing.<\/p>\n

Studying at UND, it turned out, was indeed a challenge, but Crawford made use of the robust support services and academic assistance offered by the RAIN program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never done so much reading in my life until I came here,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

Continuing the legacy<\/h2>\n

Walking between classes, Crawford sometimes sees a familiar face: her daughter Isabell, who is now a UND freshman. Not too many people attend university alongside their teenage daughter, which Crawford said makes her time on campus more special. Even if it was a bit embarrassing at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a little weird,\u201d Crawford said. \u201cShe was embarrassed in the beginning, but then it took her like a couple of weeks and then she was texting me, \u201cCome and have lunch at the Union, my treat!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Isabell, Crawford said, is very focused on her education, which means there is ample opportunity to continue the newly established legacy in the family of getting a university education. And don\u2019t forget Rose, who is a student at Central High School in Grand Forks. Rose, too, seems well on her way to continuing the legacy, as she\u2019s already taking courses for college credit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter my generation, Isabell is the only one in college, so we are trying to keep it going,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

What is RAIN? Why is it important?<\/h2>\n
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College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alongside the\u00a0Indians Into Medicine<\/a>\u00a0(INMED) program and the\u00a0Indians Into Psychology Doctoral Education<\/a>\u00a0(INPSYDE) program, the RAIN program rounds out the trio of UND\u2019s\u00a0Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs.<\/a>\u00a0The programs were named such in honor of the late North Dakota senator who was an advocate for Indigenous people.<\/p>\n

The three programs are mandated legislatively by congressional action, with RAIN joining the trio in 1990. It is largely funded through the federal Indian Health Service, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n

The programs exist to fulfill the nation\u2019s obligations to Indigenous people by providing educational opportunities for the health professions. The long-term expected outcome of programs like RAIN is to place people of similar cultural backgrounds in healthcare positions on reservations to improve the health of those communities.<\/p>\n

According to Anderson, who grew up on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in north central North Dakota and is the RAIN director at UND, that has not always been the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had doctors who were not our people,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cNone of the nurses were people from our communities. Now when I go back to my reservation, almost all of the nurses there have actually gone through the RAIN program in the\u00a0College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines<\/a>\u00a0here at UND.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson recruits for the program in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Minnesota. When those recruits come to UND, the RAIN program positions them for success through nurse mentors and assistance with college-level writing. But the program is much more than just academic assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur former director Deb Wilson always said, \u2018Once we get our hands on you, we\u2019re not going to let you go,\u2019\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n

That means everything from pep talks for discouraged students to a wide variety of other services, such as emergency day care for children should the child\u2019s regular day care shut down. Cab rides are available for students if their cars break down, and when one student could not afford eyeglasses, a pair was provided for them. These services are provided from Alumni funding from various donors for the RAIN Program, not through federal funding.<\/p>\n

RAIN mentors also assist with scholarships, which are on offer through Section 112 at the IHS. Crawford received such a scholarship, which covered her tuition and gave her a monthly stipend. In return for the financial assistance, scholarship recipients are contractually obligated to work for two years at an IHS clinic or hospital. Crawford has decided to work at the clinic on her reservation in South Dakota. It is her goal to contribute to her community, perhaps by caring for elderly people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to be able to help with extending the life expectancy on our reservation,\u201d Crawford said.<\/p>\n

And as for Anderson, she wants to get back to recruiting to meet the health needs of Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have people telling us \u2018Send us more nurses, they\u2019re great, they\u2019re well trained,\u2019\u201d Anderson said. \u201cUND does a wonderful job in the nursing program, and they\u2019re very capable, and leaders in the nursing professions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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