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  • Eight Tribes Receive Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants; Funds Help Tribes Take Control of Own Educational Programs

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight federally recognized tribes will collectively receive nearly $2.5 million in grant awards from the U.S. Departments of Education and Interior to bolster their educational programs and advance self-determination goals through the development of academically rigorous and culturally relevant programs. William Mendoza, director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and…

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  • TEDNA Executive Director and VP at the NYCP Project Directors Meeting in Washington DC

    Under the new Native Youth Community Projects (NYCP) program, the Department is making grants to a dozen recipients in nine states that will impact more than thirty tribes and involve more than 48 schools. These awards are a demonstration of President Obama’s strong commitment to improving the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native children…

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  • White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education Stakeholder Call

    TOPIC: SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT LISTENING SESSIONS FINAL REPORT U.S. Department of Education On October 15, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) released a school environment report called the School Environment Listening Sessions Final Report. The report was released and announced by William Mendoza, Executive Director of WHIAIANE at the National Indian…

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  • U.S. Departments of Education and Interior Announce Grant to Assist Pine Ridge School Recovery Efforts

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – William Mendoza, Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education at the U.S. Department of Education, and Dr. Charles M. “Monty” Roessel, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, today announced that the Pine Ridge School in South Dakota has received $218,000 at their request under the U.S.…

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  • U.S. Department of Education Announces $3 Million In Grants Available to Help Native Youth

    The U.S. Department of Education today announced the availability of an estimated $3 million in grants to help Native American youth become college- and career-ready. Funding for the new Native Youth Community Projects is a key step toward implementing President Obama’s commitment to improving the lives of American Indian and Alaskan Native children. The new…

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  • Save the Date: BIE Tribal Consultation Dates and Locations

    Tribal Consultation Sessions Save-the-Date for the following: April 13, 2015 Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates, ND April 22, 2015 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM April 26, 2015 Tribal Self-Governance Conference, Reno, NV June 28, 2015 NCAI Mid-Year Meeting, St. Paul, MN Registration and more information, please go to: www.edtribalconsultations.org Preliminary topics for Consultation include:…

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