Congratulations to our 2026 Native Scholarship winner: Jocelyn Parker

SweetGrass Trading Company is proud to announce Jocelyn Parker as the 2026 recipient of the Ho-Chunk Trading Group Native Scholarship. A member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Jocelyn will begin her freshman year at Haskell Indian Nations University this fall, where she plans to major in sociology.  Originally from Winnebago, Jocelyn says her interest in social sciences comes from a […]

Ho-Chunk Trading Group Native Scholarship application now open

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SweetGrass Trading Company, a member of Ho-Chunk Trading Group, is proud to support Native students in pursuing higher education. Each year, we award a $1,250 scholarship to an enrolled member of an Indian Tribe attending a 4-year college, community, or technical school. As our sales grow, we hope to expand this opportunity to even more […]

SweetGrass Trading Company opens 2025 Native scholarship applications

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SweetGrass Trading Company, a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Trading Group and a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk, Inc., is excited to announce that the application period for our 2025 Native Scholarship Program is officially open. As part of our ongoing mission to foster economic development for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, we are thrilled to extend […]

SweetGrass announces 2024 scholarship recipient

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We are thrilled to announce Aaliyah Chappell as the 2024 recipient of our scholarship. Aaliyah is a proud member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and hails from Federal Way, WA. She currently resides in Bothell, WA, where she is pursuing a major in Computer Science with a minor in American Indian Studies at the University […]

$1,250 Scholarship for Native Students – Deadline July 31, 2024!

The deadline for our annual $1,250 scholarship is fast approaching, offering a fantastic opportunity for Native students to finance their education. As we continue to grow our product sales, we are excited about the potential to expand the scholarship fund, providing even more opportunities for deserving students in the future. This scholarship is open to […]