Category: Discussion
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Teaching Tribal History Is Finally Required in Washington Public Schools
Here, from the Stranger. An excerpt: When Shana Brown was in 11th grade, her US history teacher took a metal wastebasket, flipped it upside down, and started banging on it like a drum. “Go, my son, get an education! Go, my son, get off the reservation,” he sang. Brown had grown up on the Yakama…
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White House threatens veto of funding bill for Indian programs
From Indianz.com, here. An excerpt: President Barack Obama is threatening to veto a Republican-drafted appropriations bill that cuts funding for Indian programs and includes other questionable Indian policy riders.H.R.2822 provides $2.5 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. That’s $159 million, or 5 percent, less than the $2.7 billion that Obama requested in his fiscal…
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The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee report recommends continued funding for TED development pursuant to Section 2020 in the amount of $2,000,000
You can see the full report here. An excerpt from page 38: The recommendation includes $2,000,000 as requested for the development and operation of tribal departments or divisions of education as authorized in 25 U.S.C. 2020.
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Via TurtleTalk: Magistrate Decision in Griffith v. Caney Valley Public Schools
In which the student is denied the right to wear an eagle feather on her graduation cap. Her graduation from Caney Valley Public Schools, which is just north of Tulsa, is Thursday, May 21, 2015. Recommendation The School demonstrated that the graduation ceremony is a formal ceremony and that the unity of the graduating class as a…
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Federal Register Notice on BIA/BIE TED Grants
Here. An excerpt: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) announces the availability of grants to tribes and their tribal education departments for projects identified at 25 U.S.C. 2020. This notice invites tribes with BIE funded schools on or near Indian lands to submit grant proposals. DATES: Grant proposals must be received by June 15, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.…
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Assistant Secretary Washburn Announces $2 million in Grants to Build the Capacity of Tribal Education Departments
Here. An excerpt: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that grants ranging from $25,000 to $150,000 per fiscal year are available for federally recognized tribes and their education departments. The grants are designed to help tribes assume control of Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools in their communities,…