Tag: 2015
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Colorado Governor Commissions Study On Indian Mascots in Public Schools
From Turtle Talk: Executive Order here. Press release here. Link to media coverage here.
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Webinar on BIE Reorganization
Tue, Oct 13, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MDT Join NCAI and the Bureau of Indian Education to hear the latest information pertaining to the BIE reorganization efforts. This webinar will be an opportunity for tribal leaders, educators, and other stakeholders to hear about the goals of the BIE reorganization and how the proposed…
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NCAIED AMERICAN INDIAN BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – Deadline October 16
Here. An excerpt: SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Must be majoring in a business related field Must be a junior, senior or graduate student Must be enrolled as a full-time student Must be enrolled at an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education If selected, candidate must be able to attend the NCAIED Scholarship Awards Luncheon (Expenses including lodging,…
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$5.3 Million Awarded to Help American Indian Youth Become College-, Career-Ready
From the Dep’t of Education, here. An excerpt: The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of more than $5.3 million in grants to help Native American youth become college- and career-ready. Under the new Native Youth Community Projects (NYCP) program, the Department is making grants to a dozen recipients in nine states that…
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New School, New Vision for Isleta Pueblo
From ICT, here. An excerpt: Isleta Pueblo has taken over the Isleta Elementary School, which since its founding in the 1890s had been under the control of the federal government. The difference in school morale and the children’s behavior, say school officials, is already evident. And it was certainly easy to see the day ICTMN…
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Grace: Among the last of its kind, Flandreau Indian School catches second wind
From Omaha.com, here. An excerpt: FLANDREAU, S.D. — At 6 a.m. the dorm’s hallway alarm blared. Then the overhead fluorescent lights beamed on. Slowly, high school students Talitha Plain Bull, Juwan Grant and Ethan Young Bird tumbled out of bed and toward the showers. They had arrived the night before, without much time to settle…