Tag: Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Via PBS.org: How safe are Bureau of Indian Education Schools?

  An excerpt: Thousands of children attend schools operated by the federal Bureau of Indian Education, and for years, no one has known for sure if the buildings where they learn, […]

  April 18, 2016

  Article

  Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes, BIE, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Charles Roessel, Department of Interior, Failed Inspections, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Lawrence Roberts, Missed Annual Inspections, Office of the Inspector General, Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Indian Affairs

• Indian Affairs: Key Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Health at Indian School Facilities

  GAO-16-313, March 10 The Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs (Indian Affairs) lacks sound information on safety and health conditions of all Bureau of Indian […]

  March 10, 2016

  Reports

  BIA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the Interior, GAO, General Accounting Office, health condition, Safety, school safety

• NIEA Press Release: Senator Barrasso Announces Introduction of RAISE Act at NIEA’s Head to the Hill Day

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      February 25, 2016 Washington, D.C. – At the National Indian Education Association’s (NIEA) annual legislative summit, Senator Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate […]

  February 26, 2016

  Press Release

  2013 White House Report on Native American Youth, Ahnkiwake Rose, BIA, BIE, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, National Indian Education Association, NIEA, RAISE, Reforming American Indian Standards of Education, S.2580, Senator Barrasso

• Via IndianCountryToday: Looking Ahead: 2016 Loaded With Big Changes for Indian Country

  Important developments are expected in Indian country in 2016. Here are some of them: Kevin Washburn Leaving BIA; Lawrence Roberts to Take Over Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. […]

  January 5, 2016

  Article

  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Carcieri, Dollar General, Elementary and Secondary School Act, ESSA, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, John Barrasso, Kevin Washburn, Lawrence Roberts, National Indian Education Association, NIEA, No Child Left Behind, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Supreme Court, Violence Against Women Act

• INTERIOR SECRETARY JEWELL & ASSISTANT SEC. WASHBURN TO VISIT LAGUNA PUEBLO

  The article is here from Native News Online.  An excerpt: On Wednesday, December 11, as part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to strengthen education for Native youth, Secretary of the Interior Sally […]

  Matthew Campbell

  December 11, 2013

  Announcement, Article, Discussion, Events

  Albuquerque New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, lagunapueblo, Native American, New Mexico