UNITY's '25 Under '25' winners. (UNITY photo) Timothy Benally, Dine (UNITY/Facebook) MESA, Ariz. –Some of Indian Country’s top young talent has been recognized thanks to the United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc. UNITY announced on social media during the week of April 27 the fourth class of its “25 under 25 Native Youth
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BIE officials consult with tribes on distribution of COVID-19 funds
Tony Dearman (Cherokee) is director of the BIE. (BIE photo) Bureau of Indian Education officials held a town hall-style webinar April 30 to discuss federal funding for the needs of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. BIE funded schools, like others across the U.S., faced abrupt school closures in March that will likely
First comes graduation, then the Navy for Brighton’s Eecho Billie
BIE, Education Department to hold session on CARES Act
Ron Lessard (Mohawk), acting executive director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. (Photo NationalService.gov) The Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Education will hold a joint Tribal listening session April 30 at 12 p.m. (ET). The discussion will be about the $153 million in emergency coronavirus
PECS excels at distance learning as students, staff, parents work together
The PECS distance learning schedule. Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students are sheltered safely at home and adjusting to the school’s virtual instruction distance learning, which began March 30. Principal Tracy Downing began to prepare for the possibility of closing PECS on March 13. Spring break was scheduled for March 16 but
MIT program seeks solutions from Native innovators
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced April 7 the launch of the third year of its Indigenous Communities Fellowship, seeking Indigenous-led solutions that drive social, environmental, and economic impact in Native communities across the United States. The Fellowship, made possible in part by
PECS students use social distancing creatively in virtual lessons
BRIGHTON – The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life, including the academic year at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School. The school closed March 13 for spring break. Its virtual instruction and distance learning began March 30 as the campus remained closed due to the pandemic. After the break, sixth-grade reading
Students go book shopping at Ahfachkee School
Roberta M. Osceola earns Student of the Month honor at Indian River State College
Roberta M. Osceola, second from right, is honored for being named Student of the Month at Indian River State College. Her instructor, Cecilia Carran, is in the middle. (Courtesy photo) Roberta M. Osceola received Student of the Month honors at Indian River State College for February. The nomination that was submitted for
Adakai’s Harvard trip
By: Adakai Robbins My experience at Harvard was a much unexpected one. Upon arrival, it felt very unfamiliar because of how different all the architecture is, as well as how different the people’s attitudes are over there. People in that area seemed very polite and trustworthy, which gave me a lot more