Statement/Press Releases

NIEA releases statements and press releases on issues and announcements that impact the education of our Native students. An archive of press releases can be found below:

National Indian Education Association launches first-of-its-kind Education Sovereignty initiative at the 54th Annual Convention and Trade Show

National Native Organizations Oppose Federal Shutdown | Joint Statement

National Indian Education Association (NIEA) To Advocate For Native Students and Communities During Hill Week 2023

National Indian Education Association Launches Whole Child Initiative at 53rd Annual Convention & Trade Show

National Indian Education Association Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Education Act

National Indian Education Association End of 2021 Newsletter

National Indian Education Association statement on House Build Back Better Bill

National Indian Education Association statement on John W. North High School Incident in Riverside, California

NIEA and NABS Statement on Boarding School Healing

NCAI and NIEA Statement on BIE School Reopenings

U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education Announces NIEA Board Member as New Director

Assistant Secretary Sweeney Announces BIE’s Approved Standards, Assessments and Accountability System

NIEA Funded to Support Diverse Teachers in PreK-12 Classrooms

Native American educators are celebrated and recognized at NIEA Convention and Trade Show in Minneapolis

NIEA Issues Apology and Resolution in Support of LGBTQ2S Students, Educators, and Community Members 

The Indigenous Peoples Day Teach-in Hear Indigenous History, Honor Indigenous Presence

New NIEA Scholarship named after a Native Educator to launch at the 50th Annual NIEA Convention Gala in Minneapolis on Oct. 10

NIEA 50th Convention to feature Indian Country Leaders, bigger Trade Show, and more Professional Development

NIEA is bringing an interactive Native history learning opportunity to the 50th Annual NIEA Convention & Trade Show

NIEA welcomes a familiar face in Indian Country: Diana Cournoyer who becomes the new Executive Director

NIEA Statement: Esther Martinez Native Languages Programs Reauthorization Act

NIEA Statement on Trump Administration’s Withdrawal of Guidance on Affirmative Action

NIEA Statement on the Forcible Separation of Families and Detention of Children at the U.S. Border

NIEA Announces Partnership with New Mexico State Public Education Department

NIEA Statement on Oklahoma Teacher Strike

NIEA Statement on Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act (S.254) 

NIEA Statement on the 2017 Convention in Orlando, FL

NIEA Summary on Proposed Trump FY 2018 Budget

NIEA Statement on Trump FY 2018 Budget

NIEA Statement on Revised ESSA State Template

NIEA Statement on White House Budget Blueprint

NIEA Statement on House Joint Resolution 57

NIEA Statement on Secretary of Education Nominee Betsy DeVos

NIEA Announces NEW Resource for Consultation

NIEA Announces Partnership with CCSSO

NIEA Led by First Alaska Native in 48 Year History

NIEA Supports NCAI Statement on Standing Rock

NIEA Statement on Racial Incident in Reno, Nevada

NIEA Applauds, Offers Insights on New Consultation Guidance

NIEA Releases New Publication on Native Education

NIEA Applauds Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

Department of Education Releases Civil Rights Data Collection Report

Native Teachers Honored By President Obama

Barrasso Announces RAISE Act

NIEA Applauds Budget Request FY2017

President Obama’s SOTU

NIEA Applauds Signing of ESSA

Congress to Vote on ESSA

NIEA Announces 1st Kids 1st Partnership

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