U.S. Department of Education Launches First-Ever School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students

Here, from the Dep't of Ed.  Tour stops set for Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, New York, California, Alaska, and Washington state. Event 1 Who : William Mendoza, executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education What: Listening session with education practitioners, tribal leaders, students and families, school personnel, local community … Continue reading U.S. Department of Education Launches First-Ever School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students

Alice Piper – Instrumental in Native Education in the Early 1900’s in California

Here is a good video profile, and here is more information about Alice Piper from Indian Country Today: Who is Alice Piper? She is a woman who lived in Big Pine, California who did her part with the constitutional rights movement for Native Americans. Alice Piper, among many others, wanted the same opportunity to learn as … Continue reading Alice Piper – Instrumental in Native Education in the Early 1900’s in California