Tag: DOI
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Via Indian Country Today: A Lesson From the Miccosukee Tribe: Importance of Putting the ‘Native’ Back Into Native Education
An excerpt: “This language (English), which is good enough for a white man and a black man, ought to be good enough for the red man. It is also believed that teaching an Indian youth in his own barbarous dialect is a positive detriment to him. The first step to be taken toward civilization, toward…
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Via Edweek.org: Stakes High for Bureau of Indian Education’s Overhaul
An excerpt: A U.S. Senate report from 1969 describes the federal government’s failure to provide an effective education for Native American children as a “national tragedy and a national disgrace” that has “condemned the [American Indian] to a life of poverty and despair.” Nearly 50 years later, little has changed, in the view of advocates,…
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DOI, BIA: Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the BIE Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and recommendations with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with the requirements of IDEA. The Advisory Board will: (1) Provide advice and recommendations for the coordination of services within the BIE and with other local, State…