Tag: BIE School

• Via Indian Country Today: New School, New Vision for Isleta Pueblo

  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 visited—bubbly, friendly, well-behaved children, smiling…

  September 23, 2015

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  BIE, BIE School, Isleta Pueblo, Language education, Language Immersion, Tiwa Talk, tribally run school

• Via The News Tribune: Amy Eveskcige of Chief Leschi Schools is First Puyallup Tribe Member Superintendent

  Chief Leschi Schools -The school is funded primarily by the federal Bureau of Indian Education and also receives some funding from Washington state. It is one of the largest BIE schools in the nation. The current campus opened in 1996. Chief Leschi focuses on serving the educational needs of all Native Americans. Students come from…

  April 30, 2015

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  Amy Eveskcige, BIE School, Chief Leschi Schools, First Puyallup Tribe Member Superintendent, Puyallup, Washington