To view the press release regarding the Omnibus bill- please click the following link: Omnibus Bill Press Release.
To read the language of the bill, please click here. Discussion of the items reviewed in the press release start on p. 1006.
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TEDNA NYCP Project Director – Job Opening
TEDNA NYCP College and Career Readiness for Indian Students Project Director
March 20 to April 20, 2018
The Tribal Education Department National Assembly (TEDNA) Native Youth Community Partners (NYCP) Project will develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of College and Career Readiness service and supports to improve the educational opportunities and achievement of Indian students in middle and junior high school. The TEDNA NYCP Project is expected to achieve the goal that all participating Grades 6-9 Indian students will improve College and Career Readiness as defined by a successful transition into high school with a GPA of 2.0+ and a plan that addresses and supports College and Career Readiness that is locally informed.
(Full abstract available upon request; email info@tedna.org).
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This conference is a unique chance to meet different leaders and practitioners in the field of “education sovereignty” focused on: data collection, implementation, and sharing innovative practices. All attendees will examine research and development strategies of how Tribal Education Departments (TEDs) organize and analyze their education data.
To Register, click HERE
TEDNA NYCP hosts Oklahoma Statewide Conference Day January 19, 2018
Interagency Native American Languages Summit 2016
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) will be hosting a Native American Languages Summit, as agreed to under the Memorandum of Agreement on Native Languages signed in 2012. The purpose of the 2016 Summit is to share across federal agencies and with Native American language programs, the various resources available to preserve, protect, and promote Native Americans rights to use their indigenous languages anywhere, including as a medium of instruction in schools.
To register for this session, please click here. For more information about the 2016 Summit or NIEA Pre-Convention Meetings please click here.
NB3FIT Day
Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) have partnered with the Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F). Through their team efforts they have pushed for the initiative of youth-led physical fitness and wellness efforts across Indian Country. The event is NB3FIT Day on November 13m 2016. The eligibility requirements: any groups, tribes, organizations, businesses, communities, and families who wish to host a fit day event. To become a participant fill out the form: Gen-I Youth Challenge Event Registration.
