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09.05.12 - Membership
 NIEA Names Ahniwake Rose Executive Director

08.21.12 - Advocacy
 LEADING EDUCATION ADVOCATE FOR NATIVE CHILDREN TAKES STAND AGAINST FEDERAL SEQUESTRATION BUDGET CUTS

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NIEA2012 IS HERE ! Pre-registration is now closed. But you can still register on site starting October 18 for the leading event for advancing education for our Native children.

Learn more about NIEA2012's Special President's Panels on charter schools serving Native students, the importance of the Native vote in advancing education, and building a high-quality PK-20 education system.

NIEA is proud to announce that Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, and University of Phoenix will be Platinum Sponsors of NIEA2012. Read more about the sponsorships in this week's NIEA2012 Update. And become a sponsor.

Learn more about digital education guru Tom Vander Ark and other keynote speakers.

Get ready for this year's Tribal Leaders Summit. Learn more today.

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NIEA NEWS
NIEA and National Congress of American Indians are partnering to offer our members an opportunity to join Native Vote Action Week, a nonpartisan national effort to inspire civic engagement among Native youth. Learn more in this week's NIEA Advocacy Wire.

NIEA appoints Ahniwake Rose as its new Executive Director. Learn more.

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The premiere organization advocating for educational excellence, opportunity, and equity for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students, the mission of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is to support traditional Native cultures and values; to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities; to promote Native control of educational institutions; and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians throughout the United States.a membership-based organization committed to increasing educational excellence, opportunities and resources for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students while protecting our cultural and linguistic traditions. (More)

Our strategic priorities

  • Support traditional Native language and cultures in the classroom
  • Empower teachers to be more effective in their classrooms
  • Encourage Tribal and Native control of educational institutions
  • Increase the use of data and information relevant to Native students and communities
 

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