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The SAVE Act would upend protections for Native citizens. Here’s what you need to know.

What’s Happening: An executive order and a reintroduced bill, H.R. 899, aim to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) entirely. While the executive order resulted in massive employment cuts of nearly 50%, and funding redirects, the department can only be...

We Have Great News! Haskell Indian Nations University has announced it will rehire the faculty members who were recently laid off due to federal budget cuts. This is a huge victory for Native students – providing the security they need to finish out the semester – and...

Eliminating the Department of Education would devastate public schools, hurt students with disabilities, strip away civil rights protections for millions of students, and eliminate crucial workforce development programs that boost our economy. Education is a fundamental right, not a privilege for the wealthy. Please, call your elected officials in Congress today and let them know why dismantling the Department of Education threatens the future for thousands of Native and non-native students.

When federal support for TCUs is cut or withheld, the consequences are immediate and severe: Fewer scholarships: Many Native students rely on financial aid to attend college. Reduced funding means fewer opportunities to complete degrees. Loss of essential services:...

A treaty represents your rights, not your privilege: For most Americans, education is seen as a personal choice, an opportunity that students pursue through state and private institutions. But for Native nations, education is something more: it is a treaty right - a...