Category: Discussion

  • FY2026 Grantmaking Priorities Feedback Needed!

    FY2026 Grantmaking Priorities Feedback Needed!

    Dear TED/TEA Directors and staff, TEDNA invites you to provide your Post-Consultation feedback regarding the OIE Listening Session on FY2026 Grantmaking Priorities. Your feedback will inform TEDNA’s formal comment submission to OIE, ensuring Tribal voices and priorities are elevated in the federal grantmaking process. To provide your feedback, please leave comments on our Padlet by…

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  • 🌟 TEDNA Post-Consultation Dialogue Session TOMORROW!

    🌟 TEDNA Post-Consultation Dialogue Session TOMORROW!

    TEDNA Post-Consultation Dialogue Session on the OIE Listening Session on FY2026 Grantmaking Priorities Session InformationThe Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA) will host a Post-Consultation Dialogue Session with Tribal Education Directors to reflect on the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education (OIE) Tribal Consultation on Fiscal Year 2026 Grantmaking Priorities. This session will…

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  • TEDNA Honors Dr. Lionel Bordeaux

    During Native American Heritage Month, TEDNA honors the late Dr. Lionel Bordeaux for his lifelong advocacy and longtime supporter of the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly. View a brief history of Dr. Bordeaux’s lifetime achievements, as presented at the TEDNA Annual Meeting on October 18th, 2023:

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  • TEDNA History Compiled by Melody McCoy

    Are you new to TEDNA and wondering what we’re all about? Maybe you’ve been around for a while and need a refresher on TEDNA’s history. Take a look at the presentation compiled by NARF attorney Melody McCoy and presented at the 2023 TEDNA Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, which highlights key moments from TEDNA’s past.

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  • Dr. Cornel Pewewardy Speaking at 2023 Webinar

    Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma and Vice Chair of the Comanche Nation, is slated for a speaking engagement at the 2023 National Conference of Political Science Webinar, held on the UCO campus. Dr. Pewewardy’s speech is titled “The Only Good Settler is a Decolonized Settler,” and the…

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  • Promoting Indigenous Sovereignty Through Education

    Promoting Indigenous Sovereignty Through Education

    An awesome article featuring Quinton Roman Nose, TEDNA Executive Director, Phil Gover, Sovereign Community School Founding Director, and Chery Crazy Bull, CEO of American Indian College Fund. Check it out here.

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