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Support for Indian Graduate Fellowship Assistance Through the American Indian Graduate Center.

WHEREAS, the American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has assisted over 5,000 American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students in all areas of study since 1969, and

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Steven PetersMarch 12, 2020
Support to Acquire Regional Status for the American Indian Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

WHEREAS, the American Indian Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) funds over 20,000 American Indian and Alaska Native children, families, and communities through over 150 tribal and American Indian grantees, and

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Steven PetersMarch 12, 2020
Support to Acquire Fellows for the American Indian Programs Branch of the Head Start Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

WHEREAS, the American Indian Programs Branch within the Head Start Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) funds over 20,000 American Indian and Alaska Native children, families, and communities through over 150 tribal and American Indian grantees, and

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Steven PetersMarch 12, 2020
A Resolution Opposing Inclusion of the Johnson-O’Malley Program (JOM) in the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998.

WHEREAS, the National JOM Association is the collective voice of 275,000 JOM students and their parents/ guardians nationwide, and

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Steven PetersMarch 12, 2020
A Resolution Opposing the Current Use of Impact Aid’s Equalization Formula in Fund Distribution.

WHEREAS, 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

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Steven PetersMarch 12, 2020
A Resolution in Support of Treating Tribes as Equals of Federal, State, and Local Governments in Terms of Obtaining Public School Student Records.

WHEREAS, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, generally requires the consent of students or parents before public schools may release records or information about students that is personally identifiable, and

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Steven PetersOctober 14, 1998
A Resolution in Support of Continued Co-Sponsorship of National Tribal Education Department Forums.

WHEREAS, at least 80 tribes have tribal education departments which administer programs and functions designed to improve the quality of education and educational opportunities in Indian Country for over 600,000 American Indian and Alaska Native students, and

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Steven PetersOctober 14, 1998
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