I think there can be all good intentions at the top. But if those attitudes do not filter down, with respect to tribal sovereignty, and with tribal self-determination, those conflicts will continue to have a direct effect on the quality of Indian education.
Heitkamp emphasizes the importance of respecting tribal sovereignty in education.
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Let's not study something to death to the point where we don't get the job done.
We need advocacy within the Department of the Interior, within OMB. We need advocacy to actually correct these problems.
We can't keep doing what we are doing and getting a better result. It is just not going to work.
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