Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) recently proposedSenate Bill 2711, titled the Native American Education Opportunity Act. The bill would direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reimburse states that fund ...

Native American Heritage Month, just concluded, represents an interesting tension for educators. There’s a drive to celebrate culture—and why not, when Native culture is so frequently overlooked or ...

The latest round of federal grants to support Alaska Native students and their education will pump more than $35 million into efforts to recognize the students’ unique experiences. The 28 U.S.

A college in Colorado that was once a boarding school offers perspectives on opportunities and obstacles for Native American scholars now. The federal government is investigating the more than 400 ...

As an American Indian and first-generation college graduate, I know how difficult it can be to successfully navigate higher education. For me, going to college meant leaving my family, my community, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly ...

Millions of federal dollars are going to Alaska Native organizations and entities across the state and Juneau to fund Alaska Native education projects. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday ...

A new facility for students in the Minnesota’s Twin Cities region will further the reach of a local tribal college to educate Native students through an Indigenous lens. This spring, Red Lake Nation ...

NOME, ALASKA—It’s early August in the subarctic tundra, and the light winds from the Bering Sea bring cold moisture over the blueberry bushes glistening in the grassy meadows. The arrival of ...

In the United States, every rural majority Black and Native American county is persistently poor. This population of nearly seven million people inhabits regions that have been purposefully designed ...

Nyché Andrew, who is Yup’ik and Iñupiaq, gives the land acknowledgement, which asks the audience to think about those who first lived, and still live, on the land, at her graduation from Service High ...