WHEREAS, at least 80 tribes have tribal education departments which administer programs and functions designed to improve the quality of education in Indian Country through the exercise of tribal sovereignty over education; and
Read MoreWHEREAS, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) was established in 1969 for the purpose of advocating, planning, and promoting the unique and special education needs of American Indian and Alaska Native people; and
Read MoreWHEREAS, the Johnson-O’Malley (JOM) Program, Indian Education Programs, and Indian nations have suffered annual decreases in their funding allocations; and
Read MoreWHEREAS, the United States goverment has a government-to-government relationship with American Indian and Alaska Native tribes; and
Read MoreWHEREAS, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) have worked in partnership since the 1994 tribal leaders meeting with President Clinton to develop an American Indian and Alaska Native Comprehensive Federal Indian Education Policy Statement (CFIEPS) that has been endorsed by a majority of Indian nations and organizations; and
Read MoreWHEREAS, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Johnson-O’Malley Program (JOM) provides supplemental educational services and programs to eligible Indian students, ages 3 through grade 12, attending pre-schools, public schools and some Indian grant schools located on or near Indian reservations; and
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