Category: History
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NIEA Call for Action to Support Native Education
CALLS NEEDED TODAY TO SUPPORT NATIVE EDUCATION Native students need your support! Below is a brief summary of two amendments that need support to pass. Please call your Senators today and urge them to support each. If you have any questions, please contact NIEA’s Federal Policy Associate, Dimple Patel at dpatel@niea.org. Study of Native Language…
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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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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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ICT – Principal Tells Graduating Native: Hide Your Eagle Feather Under Your Gown
Here, from Indian Country Today. An excerpt: Native high school student Waverly Wilson, who will be graduating soon fromLakes High Schoolin Lakewood, Washington has been told by an advisor and principal Karen Mauer-Smith that she would not be allowed to wear a gifted eagle feather on her tassel. Mauer-Smith instructed Wilson she could only wear…
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Fight To Wear Eagle Feather Continues For Caney Valley Student
From Newson6, here. An excerpt: RAMONA, Oklahoma – With days left before graduation, the question of whether or not a Caney Valley High School student should be able to wear an eagle feather on her graduation cap is still up in the air. We told you about Hayden Griffith’s wish to wear the feather while…
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Washington State bill requiring tribal history, culture & government to be taught in public schools to be signed today
H/T to Turtle Talk, here. The bill will be signed today at 9:30. It should be one of the first bills on the list to be signed, so arrive early. Here’s the list: Bill Action May 8th