Category: Youth
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Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) Webinars
The Office of Indian Education will host two separate informational webinars next week on the new Native Youth Community Projects grant initiative. These webinars will discuss developing community partnerships and needs assessment and data analysis. NYCP: Developing Community Partnerships REGISTER HERE Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. EDT The goal of the webinar is…
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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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Guest Post from Ansley Sherman: Colorado In-State Tuition Bill Dies
On Monday, May 4, 2015, the Colorado Senate Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs voted to postpone HB 15-1027 indefinitely, effectively killing the bill. As we have previously mentioned, this bill would have required state-supported institutions of higher education to classify Native American students with historical ties to Colorado as in-state students for tuition…