Chemawa Indian School is currently over 125 years old and is the oldest, continuously operated boarding school for Native American students in the United States. While its mission has changed some over the years its highest goal has always been to educate Native American students for the world outside. Recently the school has embarked on a more rigorous mission to help students reach the highest goals and achieve the most that they can in their life after high school. This is complemented by the help of the IHS clinic located right on campus, the AVID program, which seeks to help under served students with access to higher level classes and college entrance requirements, and the Chemawa Partnership Program with Willamette University which brings so many enthusiastic college students to the campus to interact with Chemawa students.
