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