I am also deeply disappointed to see that BIA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Tahsuda and BIE Director Tony Dearman are not here t...
I find that to be entirely unfair and unjust, but I believe that it does a great disservice to the students and staff at the school.
BIE must be held accountable for their inaction in response to the concerns raised about Chemawa.
This is a failure of the Federal Government and completely unacceptable.
We are concerned that, had we not requested a meeting at Chemawa, we would not have gotten that response.
I was just thinking--I was recently--I gave the commencement speech at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
Mr. Tahsuda took full responsibility for this 'gag rule,' but did not apologize for its negative effects.
every single child in this country deserves to have a quality education.
They are window dressing. Right? They are advisory boards who don't have any teeth at all.
Not only is that an unacceptable way to receive a response, but it was also unsatisfactory--it was light on details and did not address many...
It is important that we know and understand the emotion and the feeling behind it.
when these--when things like this happen, these contamination issues, it takes a tremendous toll on not just the person who is being affecte...
Because really when I think about the opportunities in our Native American communities, sometimes the unemployment rate is as high as 50 or ...
Sometimes the unemployment rate is as high as 50 or 60 percent, and it just seems that those are opportunities that we could increase in tho...
We are seeking basic information about the operation of a school that deserves to be taken seriously.
it doesn't make any sense when it is less expensive to fix the problem to clean up their own mess.
What happened during the reorganization was a clear breach of the Interior's policy to consult with tribes.
The Department of Defense refuses to clean up this groundwater, even though they fully acknowledge that their actions created this pollution...
