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Tag: Education

  • Huff Post: Native American Child Reportedly Sent Home From School Because Of Long Hair

    A Native American child was reportedly sent home early from his first day of Kindergarten last week because officials said his long hair conflicted with the school’s dress code. Malachi Wilson, 5, does not receive haircuts because it is against his religion as a member of the Navajo Nation, the child’s mother told a local…

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  • Federal Officials Say Native American School in Minnesota Needs Help

    Federal officials got a firsthand look at one deteriorating Native American school in Minnesota Tuesday–they said it’s one of many suffering similarly throughout the country. After touring Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in Bena, Minnesota, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell said it’s just one example of how the country is letting down it’s Native American students. Employees said…

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  • DOI Announces $2.5 Million to Promote Tribal Control and Operation of BIE-Funded Schools

    Interior Department Announces $2.5 million to Promote Tribal Control and Operation of BIE-Funded Schools Funding Opportunity Part of Bureau of Indian Education’s implementation of American Indian Education Study Group’s “Blueprint for Reform;” Sovereignty in Indian Education grants will promote tribal self-determination in education through tribal control of BIE-funded schools WASHINGTON, D.C.–As part of the Obama…

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  • From Indiaz.com- Sandra Fox: Fixing the education system for our Indian children

    “It is encouraging that more and more individuals, groups, tribes, and government officials are recognizing the need for major change in Indian education. Most of the time, however, the focus of recommendations for change is on the facets of the system that have least to do with improving instruction, such things as who should be…

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  • LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER – NIEA Webinar on BIE Reform TODAY

    TODAY: Webinar Series – BIE Blueprint for Reform Understanding the Implementation  President Obama and the Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced their plan to reform the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).  As the implementation process moves forward, join NIEA TODAY- Tuesday, August 19, at 4:00 pm (eastern) as we bring our membership top BIE leadership…

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  • “She’s so pale”: The good and bad of national exposure – Blogger Adrienne Keene

    Adrienne Keene is a blogger, Native Appropriates, who gained quite a bit of exposure as a writer of the Native experience in higher education. Her blog Native Appropriates is a forum discussing representations of Native peoples, including stereotypes, cultural appropriation, news, activism, and more. The following is an excerpt from her blog about dealing with national…

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