AlterNATIVE: How a Native-to-Native nonprofit is decolonizing education Education by Braudie Blais-Billie - September 2, 2015October 7, 2015 In 2013, a classroom full of Columbia University undergraduates started a nonprofit that could change the way Native American students connect across the nation. AlterNATIVE Education is a peer-education and mentorship initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Native American high school and college students. Its humble beginnings in the Columbia