From NARF: For our friends in the Colorado region, please join us this Friday, June 19, for a sunrise ceremony that will be held at 7:00 a.m. on the front lawn of the Native American Rights Fund at 1506 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. The program and prayer service will last about one hour, followed by a potluck … Continue reading Native American Rights Fund: National Day of Prayer for Native American Sacred Places
FY 2015 Omnibus Budget Bill – Exciting News for Tribal Education Agencies and Departments
On Tuesday evening, House and Senate appropriators released the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill (HR 83), which will fund TEAs through Department of Interior for the first time. Here is the BIA section of the Interior explanatory statement. On page 24, it provides that: Education.- The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the development and operation of tribal departments or … Continue reading FY 2015 Omnibus Budget Bill – Exciting News for Tribal Education Agencies and Departments
NARF Legal Review Covers Boarding School History and the Path to Healing
Here. An excerpt: Like a lot of the details of the United States historical relations with the indigenous inhabitants of this land, the story of the Indian boarding school policy of the United States government has largely been written out of the history books. Yet, this was a major federal policy. And it had major impacts, positive and negative, on indigenous … Continue reading NARF Legal Review Covers Boarding School History and the Path to Healing
History of TEDs and TEDNA Presentation
Here is Melody McCoy's presentation from TEDNA at Ten, which was held in conjunction with NCAI's annual convention. You can find the materials from the forum here.
TEDNA, NARF, & NCAI Presents:
2013 Decision Making Guide This Guide was developed in collaboration with the National Congress of American Indians through a grant provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. One of the key purposes of the Grant was to help strengthen the role of tribal governments in Native education. This Guide is intended to help accomplish … Continue reading TEDNA, NARF, & NCAI Presents: