On December 2, 2011, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13592, which established the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (Initiative). The President's Initiative committed the Federal Government to working closely with tribal governments to close the achievement gap between Indian students and non-Indian students, decrease the alarmingly high dropout rates of all American Indian and Alaska Native students, and help preserve and revitalize Native languages.

The Secretaries of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) serve as co-chairs of the Initiative. The Departments of the Interior and Education must collaborate with those who know their students and communities the best and will be hosting four Tribal Leader Consultation meetings to consult on the following objectives: (1) the development and content of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Education and (2) the strategic implementation of the Initiative.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Avenue Lincoln, CA 95648 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. No registration needed Agenda TBD

Northern Arizona University Ashurst Hall Auditorium, Buliding 11 321 McMullen Circle Flagstaff, AZ 86001 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Must Register Agenda TBD

BLN Office Park 2001 Killebrew Drive Conference Room 3 Bloomington, MN 55425 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. No registration needed Agenda TBD

Renaissance Inn 611 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37203 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. No registration needed Agenda TBD

 

Press Release and draft MOU Background Paper

Flyer Executive Order 13592

 

To submit written comments on Indian education or education matters more generally, e-mail TribalConsultation@ed.gov.