ILPC Conference First Panel — Dr. Suzanne Cross and Hunter Genia
Education
11th ILPC Conference Pics
Keynote speaker Kevin Washburn
Dean Howarth and Assistant Secretary Washburn
NALSA Representing
Tribal In House Counsel Reps — Doreen and Liz
Hungry Indians
Zaagi’idiwaag
The keynote
Conference Registration Reminder
Just a reminder post that the registration for the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education listening session is here and the registration for the 11st Annual Indigenous Law Conference–Dismantling Barriers in American Indian Education–is here. Those events are happening on November 19 and 20 in East Lansing.
See this page for more information about both events.
Press Release: Interior Announces $1.2 Million to Be Awarded to Tribes to Take Control, Operate Their Bureau of Indian Education-Funded Schools
As part of the Obama Administration’s historic commitment to ensure that all students attending Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools receive a world- class education, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that six federally recognized tribes have been awarded $1.2 million in Sovereignty in Indian Education (SIE) enhancement funds to promote tribal control and operation of BIE-funded schools on their reservations. The funds implement a recommendation contained in the Blueprint for Reform of the Bureau of Indian Education issued on June 13, 2014, by the American Indian Education Study Group convened by Secretary Jewell and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
“Increasing tribal control over BIE-funded schools not only promotes tribal self-determination, but also provides greater tribal discretion in determining what American Indian children should learn, increasing accountability throughout the school system,” Secretary Jewell said. “With school management authority, these communities will have more power to create lessons with tribal cultural values and Native languages, both of which can ensure their children stay connected to their heritage and help them to succeed in the future. These enhancement funds can make the difference in an effective, relevant and rigorous education for American Indian children.”
The following tribes will receive enhancement funding:
- Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, North Dakota
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota
- Tohono O’Odham Nation, Sells, Arizona
- Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona
- Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Full press release here.
Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn to Keynote MSU ILPC’s 2014 Annual Conference: “Dismantling Barriers in American Indian Education” — Nov. 20, 2014
We are pleased to announce that Interior Dept. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will serve as our keynote speaker for our 2014 annual conference.
Anita Fineday will serve as our lunchtime speaker.
Our agenda is as follows:
November 20th, 2014
Castle Board Room
8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome, Dean Joan Howarth
9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Asst. Sec. Kevin Washburn
10:00 am- 11:00 am Boarding School and Intergenerational Trauma: Dr. Suzanne Cross (MSU), Hunter Genia, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
11:15am-12:15pm Historical and Legal: Nicole Blalock (ASU), Melody McCoy (NARF), April Day (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton) Moderator, Kristi Bowman (MSU Law)
12:30pm – 1:15pm Lunch, Anita Fineday, Casey Family Programs
1:30pm- 2:30pm Sovereignty and Education: Treena Metallic (First Nations Education Council), Eric Hemenway (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Moderator, Tiffani Darden (MSU Law)
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Youth Leadership and Outreach: Estrella Torrez (MSU), Emily Proctor (MSU Extension, Little Traverse), Christine Marie Dewey (Little Traverse student), Moderator Jennifer Rosa (MSU Law)
3:30pm – 5:30pm Higher Education Native Student Services: Dr. Tawa Sina (MSU), Dr. Angelique Day (Wayne State), Shelly Lowe (Harvard), Rose Petoskey (Cornell), Melvin Monette (American Indian Graduate Center & National Indian Education Association), Dr. Suzanne Cross (MSU), Moderator, Matthew L.M. Fletcher (MSU Law)
Our conference page is here.
Our conference will follow the day after the School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students on November 19, 2014.
MSU ILPC to Host Dept. of Education School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students — Nov. 19, 2014
The US Dept. of Education’s White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education will be conducting a listening session on Native American students’ educational environment. They will make a stop at MSU’s Kellogg Center Auditorium on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Events begin at 1 PM and run until 6 PM (TIME CHANGE).
The listening sessions are focusing on school environment issues — bullying, student discipline and offensive imagery and symbolism. The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education is gathering feedback during the tour and will consider how it can inform future action to ensure Native American students receive a high quality education.
The media advisory is here.
Interested persons may register here (click EAST LANSING). Registration will allow you to be kept informed on the agenda and other details.
Native students are strongly encouraged to attend!
Miigwetch.
Manidoowaadiziwag Ikwewag – Women Are Sacred, Video Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence and Practices for Dealing with DV in Native Communities and Victims with Disabilities
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
This documentary film was developed to be an educational and training tool based on the work produced by the Minnesota Accessing Paths to Safety Project.
The film chronicles the the first-hand stories of American Indian woman survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse with disabilities from the White Earth Nation. Learn about their history and tradition, the impact of historical trauma and intergenerational grief, and the resources available for survivors on and around the reservation.
Link to the video here.
U.S. Department of Education Launches First-Ever School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students
Here:
Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202
MEDIA ADVISORY
EVENT DATE: Friday, Oct 10, 2014
CONTACT: Press Office, (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education Launches First-Ever School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students
Tour stops set for Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, New York, California, Alaska and Washington state
The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights are launching their first-ever school environment listening tour to hear from schools and communities on ways to better meet the unique educational and culturally-related academic needs of Native American students.
The listening sessions will focus on school environment – bullying, student discipline and offensive imagery and symbolism. WHIAIANE will compile the feedback from the tour into a report for President Obama with recommendations on how to ensure that Native American students receive a high quality education.
The first stop on the tour is Friday, Oct. 10, in Franklin, Wisconsin, at the Indian Community School of Milwaukee, followed by another session on Sunday, Oct. 26, in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Additional listening sessions will be held in coming weeks in Seattle, Washington; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Troy, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Anchorage, Alaska.
Navajo Boy Sent Home for Having Long Hair on First Day of School
Here is one of many articles.
And here is what the Fifth Circuit has already said about such nonsense regarding the treatment of another 5-year-old in Texas:
A Native American boy and his parents challenge a school district’s requirement that he wear his long hair in a bun on top of his head or in a braid tucked into his shirt. We agree with the district court that the requirement offends a sincere religious belief and hold it invalid under Texas law.
And as @NativeApprops pointed out, one might also check out the name of the district and the mascot where this happened.
NSF funds pilot project aimed at increasing the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives faculty members
Here. An excerpt:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding a new pilot project designed to increase the representation of American Indian and Alaska Natives in tenure track positions.
This pilot project will provide varied types of supportive resources to a select group of American Indian and Alaska Native students who are studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at U.S. colleges and universities. These resources will provide participating students with motivating encouragement, practical skills and intellectual experiences that will help compel them to stay in their chosen STEM field–so that they will earn the necessary academic credentials to land tenure track positions at U.S. colleges and universities.
NSF is awarding $1.5 million over five years to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) to implement the pilot program, which is called “Lighting the Pathway to Faculty Careers for Natives in STEM.”
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