On Dec. 2, 2011, during the Third Annual White House Tribal Nation's Conference, President Obama signed Executive Order 13592 establishing the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (Initiative). The mission of the Initiative is to help expand educational opportunities and improve educational outcomes for all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, including opportunities to learn their Native languages, cultures, and histories and receive complete and competitive educations that prepare them for college, careers, and productive and satisfying lives.
A series of Tribal leader Education Roundtables has been set:
1/20/12 Rapid City (Past)
1/23/12 Norman, OK (Past)
1/25/12 Albuquerque
2/16/12 Seattle/Tacoma
To register please go to: http://triballeader-roundtables.indianeducation.org/