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  • Troubled school construction project moves forward

    Here, from Indianz.com.  An excerpt: LAME DEER, Mont. –– If all goes as planned under new approach to a Lame Deer Elementary School expansion project funded by Impact Aid, students at Northern Cheyenne will start next school year in new classrooms, dine in a new cafeteria and their parents will be assured that their children…

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  • TEDNA Executive Director Quinton Roman Nose Testifies at House Interior Appropriations Sub-Committee

    Here is Quinton with Representative McCollum from Minnesota, who is on the Committee.  You can see Quinton’s testimony here.

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  • BIE Consultation and Comments

    The Bureau of lndian Education (BIE) will be conducting consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments on the restructuring of the BIE. The consultation meetings are a continuation of tribal consultations conducted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Education in 2014. DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document…

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  • Executive Director, Quinton Roman Nose’s Testimony to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 16 Budget

    Here is Mr. Roman Nose’s Testimony, which he will be presenting on March 25, 2015.  An excerpt: TEAs are in a unique position to halt and reverse the negative outcomes for Native students. TEAs have already proven that they are capable of improving Native American student outcomes. For example, the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, one of…

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  • SCIA Presidential Budget Oversight Hearing

    Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an Oversight Hearing on the President’s FY2016 Budget Request for Indian Programs. The witnesses were: The Honorable Kevin Washburn Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs-U.S. Department of the Interior View Testimony The Honorable Yvette Roubideaux Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Native Americans and Alaskan Natives-U.S. Department of Health…

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  • AIGC SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

    The All Native American High School Academic Team (ANAHSAT): The AIGC All Native American High School Academic Team (ANAHSAT) honors ten exceptional American Indian and Alaska Native high school students. Students will be evaluated on outstanding original academic, artistic or leadership endeavor, as described in his or her own words. The deadline to apply is March…

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