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Policy Snapshot: Key Developments in American Indian Education 2024

tlmorri3 — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:19:27 +0000

Policy Snapshot: Key Developments in American Indian Education 2024

tlmorri3 January 7, 2025

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Policy Snapshot: Key Developments in American Indian Education 2024

Read our recent infographic one-pager on American Indian Education. It offers a concise overview of significant legislative and policy advancements related to American Indian education in 2024, elevating efforts to support Tribal communities and education initiatives. Highlighted within the document is a breakdown of Congressional bills, Federal Register notices, and noteworthy milestones such as President Biden’s formal apology for American Indian boarding schools, the establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, and the launch of the Department of Interior's Federal Boarding School Initiative.

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Get Caught Reading Month

spesweviwridriclitrauespuuadruwujihuthacrijowosomijeclifrewr — Mon, 16 May 2022 16:40:00 +0000

Get Caught Reading Month

spesweviwridri… (not verified) May 16, 2022

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Get Caught Reading Month

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My next blog post deadline was coming soon… I could not for the life of me think of a proper topic. Graduation? Leadership? Business? I went for a walk where I do my best thinking, and inspiration struck! May is Get Caught Reading month which highlights the opportunity to raise awareness of the advantages of indulging in literature. I thought, what better way to feature the advantages of literature than to tap into the minds of the staff at the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI). I admire and respect the people I work with because they are all such different individuals with different experiences, and we’re here working together for the same cause. I threw the idea out to my team and they were immediately on board.

For this blog, I, along with my brilliant coworkers at AIPI, are guiding this reading list. I asked for two books which had an impact on their journey, there are no parameters. Indigenous people are inherent storytellers and through the power of reading we continue to carry on that tradition. When possible, I will link it to Arizona State University libraries. So for this reading list we hope you GET CAUGHT READING!!

AIPI Staff Reading List 2022

Beth Santistevan- Policy & Communications Program Coordinator

The Utes Must Go! by Peter Decker

“I chose this book because of the integrated picture of the time period and figures involved. As a Southern Ute I think this is the most accurate account of the removal and colonization of my people from Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Overall I think it gives insight to better understand the politics and ideologies that led to removal across the West.”

Physical access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz

“I grew up on the rez and we were always outside playing and we would often tell scary stories to keep ourselves entertained. This book was always checked out at the library, and the stories sounded like the ones we told each other. Some were scary, some funny but the illustrations stay creepy! I’m still a horror fan to this day!”

Physical access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

EJ John- Policy & Research Analyst

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

“It’s a nice reminder that there is a lot of life to experience and learn from through our seemingly mundane daily chores and activities.”

Physical & electronic access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Hop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford

“This is a book that helps to frame our big ideas into their practical effect on our reality. It’s easy to get caught up in the theoretical discussions behind policy and sometimes we forget about the overall goal of the work we do.”

H Trostle- Research Professional

My Body is a Book of Rules by Elissa Washuta

“This memoir follows a Cowlitz woman through college and beyond as she heals from current and historical trauma. The journey takes her through psychiatrists’ offices and many failed medications as she learns to accept mental illness. This book has graphic content including sexual assault and alcohol use.”

Physical & electronic access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Psycho Nymph Exile by Porpentine Charity Heartscape

“I love this book: It is set in a futuristic world, and a woman becomes a pilot for a biomechanical suit where she must confront the horrors of war and loss of bodily autonomy. The book follows her relationship with her girlfriend as together they grapple with a post-apocalyptic world.”

Kristen Talbert- Indigenous Leadership Academy Project Coordinator

Beloved Child by Diane Wilson

“The release of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report is a difficult report to read. Beloved Child is a reminder that our communities love our children and it highlights the work that Dakota and Ojibwe people are doing to fix that which was broken.”

Physical & electronic access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

“I read this book in undergrad and found it so powerful that I read it twice. I am currently re-reading this book because I don’t want to forget anything!”

Electronic access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Dr. Traci Morris, PhD- Executive Director

Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership by Morrison, Hutcheson, Nilsen, Fadden and Franklin

"This book is interesting because it’s applied leadership for leading diverse teams in solving “wicked problems”. Many of the steps involved in leading teams are intuitive and geared toward leading teams towards innovative solutions."

Electronic access: Click here to view the book at the ASU library

Recovering Ancient Spiro: Native American Art, Ritual, and Cosmic Renewal Eds. Singleton and Reilly III.

"As a Chickasaw Nation citizen, I’m very interested in Southeastern Native American art as this is the art of my ancestors. I find the works depicted in the book powerful and inspiring."

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AIPI Responds to the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

spesweviwridriclitrauespuuadruwujihuthacrijowosomijeclifrewr — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:15:00 +0000

AIPI Responds to the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

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AIPI Responds to the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

This week AIPI staff attended NCAI’s 2021 Mid Year Conference, where Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The timely announcement was welcomed. According to Haaland, this comprehensive review of federal boarding schools will leave no stone unturned. Historical records, boarding school facilities, and known and possible student burial sites will be examined as part of the process of addressing the historical trauma brought about by these institutions. This will include identifying and determining the Tribal-affiliation of children buried at these institutions. More details can be found in Secretary Haaland’s memo. For AIPI’s Executive Director, Secretary Haaland’s endeavor is not unexpected.

“We’ve always known that Deb Haaland is an exemplary leader, so it is not surprising that she would spearhead this crucial initiative to address the harmful legacy of the Indian Boarding School era. This legacy impacts all Indigenous people in some way, and as we’ve seen in the past few weeks as more graves are discovered at residential schools, this issue still haunts our communities” said Traci Morris, PhD, AIPI Executive Director.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has indicated that a key component of this initiative will be Tribal consultations, something Native Nations have historically been excluded from. In her memo, Secretary Haaland has emphasized the need to take Tribal cultural sensitivities into account, and to include communities in the policies and procedures within the initiative--a move supported by AIPI.

Traci Morris, PhD also stated, “We support the DOI and BIA’s acknowledgement of the agency’s historic role in implementing boarding school policies, and undertaking this process to understand the scope of the legacy towards healing. As an organization working on Tribal policy, we understand the significance of continually engaging Tribal nations in the policy process and procedures that impact their communities.”

AIPI will continue to follow this issue and provide information as it becomes available. Our hearts are with our communities as we revisit this traumatic period in our collective history.