Tag: Native American
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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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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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“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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National Advisory Council on Indian Education- Notice of an Open Teleconference Meeting
National Advisory Council on Indian Education A Notice by the Education Department on 07/23/2014 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Action: Notice of An Open Teleconference Meeting. This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to…
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American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 Bill Introduced
Senator John Walsh, D-Mont., introduced a bill that would give American Indian teachers in classrooms with over 10% Native American students or in Bureau of Indian Education schools loan forgiveness of up to $17,500 after five years of service. The bill aims to recruit and retain American Indian teachers as well as to increase the…
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2014 Summer Internship: BIA Forestry Tribal Youth Initiative for 20 Students
The Salish Kootenai College Center for Tribal Research and Education in Ecosystem Sciences (TREES) just received funding through the BIA Forestry Tribal Youth Initiative to fund a national network of 20 high school interns this summer. Here is how it works: Tribes may apply for one or two interns that are either current high school…