Tag: Native American
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Throwback Thursday
Today’s throwback is about a discrimination lawsuit against a South Dakota School District that was settled in 2007. The case was Antoine v. Winner School District, which the ACLU and Rosebud Sioux Tribe prosecuted. A snippet from the ACLU website: In March of 2006, the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, ACLU of the Dakotas and Attorney General…
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INTERIOR SECRETARY JEWELL & ASSISTANT SEC. WASHBURN TO VISIT LAGUNA PUEBLO
The article is here from Native News Online. An excerpt: On Wednesday, December 11, as part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to strengthen education for Native youth, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will visit New Mexico to tour a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) tribally controlled grant school…
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ED Week – Education in Indian Country: Obstacles and Opportunity
Here is an in depth series on Native Education. An excerpt: On most measures of educational success, Native American students trail every other racial and ethnic subgroup of students. To explore the reasons why, Education Week sent a writer, a photographer, and a videographer to American Indian reservations in South Dakota and California earlier this fall. Their work…
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SF New Mexican – New app explores New Mexico’s Native American culture
Here. An excerpt: Curious about New Mexico’s tribes? Now there’s an app to help you learn more about the state’s diverse American Indian culture. The free iPad application, created by the New Mexico State University, offers interesting facts in a fun format about the state’s 22 pueblos, tribes and nations. The goal is to educate…
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MINN Post – Minnesota report focuses on programs that work for Indian students
Here. An excerpt. At 45.5 percent, Minnesota has the lowest on-time high-school graduation rate for its Native American students of any state in the country. Though acknowledging that hard truth, a new report by the Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now (MinnCAN) reflects hope. The report, “Native American Student Achievement in Minnesota,” not only focuses on some…