NIEA Partnerships in Action
NIEA remains committed in bringing together tribal leaders, Native organizations, educators, students and all in the Native American community to improve the quality of Native education. Below are some ways we have partnered with these organizations to advance this cause.
NCAI Executive Council Winter Session
Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2011 | Washington, D.C.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006221704im_/http://www.niea.org/data/images/staff/comingsoon.png) NIEA President Mary Jane Oatman- Wak Wak,
Nez Perce, addressed the main general assembly with NIEA's 2011 legislative priorities and joint priorities with NCAI and NIEA regarding the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Please click here to view the NCAI/NIEA Joint Priorities document.
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET), Close Up Foundation and NIEA Reception
Feb. 8, 2011 | Washington, D.C.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006221704im_/http://www.niea.org/data/images/staff/comingsoon.png) The United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) and NIEA partnered to host a reception for both USET's Impact Week and NIEA's Legislative Summit. Both organizations gathered to share priorities and place a higher emphasis on education for all in attendance. Students who attended the Close Up Foundation's week in Washington, DC presented their tribal action plans before the reception. This is the first year for USET and NIEA's partnership and the third year for NIEA's partnership with the Close Up Foundation.
Tribal Leaders Reception with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Dec. 14, 2010
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006221704im_/http://www.niea.org/data/images/staff/comingsoon.png) The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and NIEA gathered together more than 125 tribal leaders for a reception to draw attention to the importance of education as a priority in tribal governments. This event occured just before the second White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama brought together tribal leaders to discuss the needs of Indian Country. |
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National Education Association (NEA) and NIEA's joint publication: Native Education 101
Published in 2010
The NEA's Office of Minority Community Outreach and NIEA wanted to join forces to create a resource for anyone needing a primer resource about Native education. To obtain a copy of this document, you can
download it here or contact the NIEA office to request a printed copy.