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2012 Tribal Consultations
On December 2, 2011, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13592, which established the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (Initiative). The President's Initiative committed the Federal Government to working closely with tribal governments to close the achievement gap between Indian students and non-Indian students, decrease the alarmingly high dropout rates of all American Indian and Alaska Native students, and help preserve and revitalize Native languages.
The Secretaries of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) serve as co-chairs of the Initiative. The Departments of the Interior and Education must collaborate with those who know their students and communities the best and will be hosting four Tribal Leader Consultation meetings to consult on the following objectives: (1) the development and content of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Education and (2) the strategic implementation of the Initiative.
Upcoming Events
| Tribal Consultations | Urban Native Learning and Listening Sessions | |
Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala Tribal Government Center 12196 Pala Mission Road Pala, California 92059
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Agenda TBD
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8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Agenda TBD
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Cook Inlet Tribal Council Rasmuson Conference Center, Room 1-4 3600 San Jeronimo Drive Anchorage, AK 99508
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Agenda TBD
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Past Tribal Consultation Events
Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Avenue Lincoln, CA 95648
Registration Closed
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Northern Arizona University Ashurst Hall Auditorium, Buliding 11 321 McMullen Circle Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Registration Closed
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BLN Office Park 2001 Killebrew Drive Conference Room 3 Bloomington, MN 55425
Registration Closed
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Renaissance Inn 611 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37203
Registration Closed
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On June 5, 2012, tribal consultation meetings ended on the draft U. S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Education in the proposed Memorandum of Understanding. The agencies will continue to accept written comments through July 6, 2012.
To submit written comments on Indian education or education matters more generally, e-mail TribalConsultation@ed.gov .
