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DENVER, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — President Obama announced today that he will donate $125,000 of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize monies to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund). In a statement issued by the White House, Obama said of the Fund and nine other charity organizations that received donations from the president, “These [...]

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The late actress Bea Arthur left $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund for the Bea Arthur Scholarship Fund as part of her legacy. Known for her roles as Maude in the television show Maude and Dorothy in Golden Girls, Arthur was even more passionate about her role in helping others, according to her sons, [...]

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DENVER, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced a grant for $450,000 to continue the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Faculty Career Enhancement Fellowship Program at the American Indian College Fund (the Fund). The program was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and launched by the Fund in 2004 to increase the [...]

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From NIEA Newsletter:
US Senate on Indian Affairs Listening Session
Date: March 3, 2010
Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
Location: Dirksen Office Building, Room 628
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is conducting a listening session to discuss Indian Country’s priorities and recommendations for Indian education, particularly as it relates to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and its [...]

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Release No. 0083.10
Contact:
Office of Communications (202) 720-4623
 
Washington, Feb. 25, 2010 – The USDA Secretary Vilsack today signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote increased cooperation between USDA, tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCUs), and American Indian/Alaska Native communities. The MOA reaffirms the partnership between AIHEC and USDA to assist in fulfilling the 2002 [...]

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NIEA State of Native Education Address 
Vice President Teresa Makuakāne-Drechsel
February 8, 2010
Aloha Pumehana Kākou, 
On behalf of the Board of Directors for the National Indian Education Association, I welcome you to the 5th State of Native Education Address. My name is Teresa Haunani Makuakāne-Drechsel. I am Native Hawaiian, and have the honor of serving as this year’s [...]

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LBHC celebrates 30th
Little Big Horn College will observe its 30th anniversary with a four-day long look at their past, present, and future.
LBHC President Dr. David Yarlott Jr. said plans for the occasion were shaped by those that came before him.
“When I thought about the progression of the college, I knew it had to start with [...]

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From NIEA www.niea.org :
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest children and families’ literacy nonprofit organization, has named Shoshone-Bannock Early Childhood Program in Idaho as one of its Programs of the Month award recipients for November, 2009.
“Shoshone-Bannock Early Childhood Program has done a fantastic job of inspiring young children to discover the joy [...]

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Septemeber 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Indian Education Association will be honoring eight Native individuals and one school who have had a large impact on the world of education during their 40th annual convention to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 22-25th. Since 1977, the membership association has honored Native leaders who have changed [...]

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Recognizing the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy 
The National Indian Education Association extends our deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of Senator Edward Kennedy. A tireless champion of education and opportunity for all people, Senator Kennedy was a powerful advocate for the education of Native children, always seeking ways to ensure that the U.S. government [...]

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