Category: Events
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NCAI Education Resolutions
You can see the four education resolutions that passed at NCAI’s mid-year conference last week here. An excerpt from the Support for Equal Treatment of Tribal and State Education Departments by the U.S. Department of Education: WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Education has many competitive grant programs available to State Education Agencies (SEAs) but do…
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Native American Rights Fund: National Day of Prayer for Native American Sacred Places
From NARF: For our friends in the Colorado region, please join us this Friday, June 19, for a sunrise ceremony that will be held at 7:00 a.m. on the front lawn of the Native American Rights Fund at 1506 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. The program and prayer service will last about one hour, followed by a potluck…
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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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Eighth Circuit Decides Tribes Do Not Have Jurisdiction Over Public Schools
From Turtle Talk, here. In both cases, the court concluded that the tribal courts did not have jurisdiction over tort claims brought against public schools in tribal court. Here is the opinion in Belcourt Public School District v. Davis. Briefs are here. Here is the opinion in Fort Yates Public School District No. 4 v.…
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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,…