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Shilo George, a Southern Cheyenne student at Portland State University (PSU), was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year at the 2012 Oregon Indian Education Association (OIEA) Annual Conference at Grande Ronde, Oregon on April 2 and 3.
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For whatever reason America has become enamored with discovering the truth behind this country’s history over the last couple of days.
John Bercier, a Chippewa Cree art teacher at Butte High School in Montana, is raising the bar on art education by combining it with Native American history.
Fonda Walters’ higher education journey started when she was just 5, a Navajo girl growing up in Tuba City, whose father frequently asked her at dinner, “Where are you going to college? And, what are you going to study?”
A video project from 60 students in an introductory American Indians in Minnesota class at the University of Minnesota is being shown May 1 on campus and has already sparked discussion among students about the history of Native Americans in the state.
Tonya Gonnella Frichner, a citizen of the Onondaga Nation, Snipe Clan, will receive an honorary degree from Colby College during its 191st Commencement on May 20.
As of today Travis Nez will not only be a high school student, but he’s also be the youngest member ever on the Price County Board of Supervisors.
It’s a lot of responsibility for an 18-year-old, but Nez says he’s ready for it. “I see many people my age join the military where they will have way more responsibilities than I will have on the county board.”
According to Montana’s Office of Public Instruction (OPI), 10.9 percent of that state’s students in grades 7 to 12 over the past five years were Indians, but Indians made up 48.6 percent of dropouts for grades 7 to 8, and 23.8 percent of all high school dropouts. The on-time graduation rate for Indian students was just 59.3 percent.
Spring is student pow wow time, especially in the west where milder winter weather allows comfortable outdoor events. In the state of Arizona, home to 22 federally-recognized tribes as well as three state universities, there’s lots of planning currently underway for upcoming events.
William Mendoza, director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, will visit Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado on Thursday, March 22.
A reception will be held with Mendoza at 4:45 p.m. and the presentation, entitled “Educational Opportunities for all American Indian and Alaska Native Students,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum.
