Meet the new Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School principal – Tracy Downing Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 BRIGHTON —There was a new face on campus July 25 at Brighton’s Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School – principal Tracy Downing. But while Downing is indeed a fresh face, she’s not an entirely new one. Downing lives in nearby Okeechobee, and has worked in the Okeechobee County School District for more than two
Seminole students take tours of Florida colleges, capitol Education News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 30, 2019September 6, 2019 The CSSS college tour returned after a five-year hiatus and the Tribe’s Center for Student Success and Services (CSSS) staff said it was a success. The July 29 to Aug. 2 tour took 20 students across Florida by bus to visit Florida A&M University, Florida State University, University of Florida, University
Tribal students participate in leadership program Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 29, 2019September 6, 2019 One of the more unique experiences available to Tribal youth takes place each summer in Florida’s capital, and this year was no exception. The 2019 Florida Indian Youth Program and Leadership Academy took place July 13 through July 27 at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Several Tribal students took part in the
NIEA convention to be held in Minnesota Education by From Press Release - August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 The 2019 National Indian Education Association’s convention will be held from Oct. 8-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The convention’s theme, “Celebrating 50 Years of Building Education Nations: Strengthening and Advancing Native Control of Native Education,” recognizes the role educators and communities play in shaping the future
Immokalee’s backpack giveaway a big hit Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 29, 2019September 6, 2019 IMMOKALEE — Immokalee students started the school year with new backpacks and school supplies thanks to Tribal Council, the Board and other Tribal departments. Students and parents came to the field office Aug. 12 to choose from 200 colorful backpacks and an abundance of notebooks, pencils, notebook paper, markers and
This ‘direct correlation’ to dying Native languages often unexamined Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 29, 2019September 6, 2019 BRIGHTON — There’s a long list of reasons that Native languages have deteriorated and entered an endangered status. The reasons that Native languages have deteriorated and entered an endangered status. The reasons go back hundreds of years, and there are more modern day ones. They include distractions that younger generations face every
Ahfachkee School welcomes expansion as new school year begins Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s roots may be humble but its future could be spectacular. The school was founded in a chickee, moved to a one-room building known as the Big Cypress Day School and was renamed The Ahfachkee Day School in the 1940s. Now the ever-evolving school
Grants awarded to 24 tribes in 11 states Education News by From Press Release - August 2, 2019August 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Tara Mac Lean Sweeney announced July 30 that the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) has awarded $5,382,606 in energy and mineral development grants to 24 federally recognized tribes in 11 states across the U.S. The grants will fund tribal efforts to
An evening for Hollywood grads Education News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 2, 2019August 19, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — A dinner was held June 18 to honor the Seminole Tribe’s 2019 high school graduates from the Hollywood Reservation and elsewhere in Broward County. Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola hosted the event at Seminole Estates. After the meal, the graduates heard inspirational stories from two recent Hollywood graduates who have gone
NIEA names new executive director Education News by From Press Release - August 2, 2019August 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — The National Indian Education Association’s Board of Directors announced July 1 the appointment of Diana Cournoyer (Oglala Sioux Tribe) as the organization’s new executive director. After a nationwide search, the Board overwhelmingly supported Cournoyer, who has been serving as the interim executive director for the past six months. Cournoyer first