'Misplaced Trust,' a grist reporting series by grantees Tristan Ahtone, [email protected], Amanda R. Tachine, Ph.D., An Garagiola, Audrianna Goodwin, Maria Parazo Rose, and Clayton Page Aldern, is StoryReach U.S. Senior Editor steve sapienza’s selection for #PulitzerStaffPicks 2024. 👉bit.ly/2024YISpc

“The Navajo Scouts - IA crew, 3 Navajo Hotshots, and 1 engine crew member are on the road to California to assist with the devastating fires that are ravaging Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.” -Baca Lon Billie (facebook)

Check out the upcoming webinar (Jan 15, 11am mst) for more info about the Native Student Success Report! link below for 411.

👇 Pleased w/ the cover, meant to invoke the "bread [wheat stalks] & roses" labor mantra, at the heart of the book's focus on organizing & negotiating for respect f 4 academic workers, their work, & for hed's public, justice-oriented purposes. Todd Wolfson Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education dan

Going down tomorrow at Cabrillo College and y’all know I am going to bring that HEAT with all this political mess storming around us! Thanks to Cabrillo for ushering in Native Presence! ❤️✨

Nearly 2 million acres of Indigenous lands are reserved for state prison systems in 10 states. In 2024, those lands disbursed an estimated $33m in funding to carceral facilities & programs. Four states use those lands to fund detention facilities and systems for children. 🔗⬇️

A coalition of education and civil rights organizations, led by the American Association of University Professors (American Association of University Professors), has filed a lawsuit challenging recent Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in higher education. diverseeducation.com/leadership-pol…

“The elimination of DEI programs & initiatives at public academic institutions are a threat to the democratic purposes of higher education as a public good.” —Todd Wolfson, AAUP President In the United States, there is no king… highereddive.com/news/aaup-NADO…

Using publicly available data, grist has located millions of acres of land taken from hundreds of Indigenous nations - land that provides revenue to universities, K-12 schools, prisons, and others through fossil fuel exploration, mining, timber harvesting, and more.

Alarming news🚨IHEP is deeply concerned by reports that the Institute of Education Sciences, our nation’s leading source to support student learning through independent education research, evaluation, and statistics, is under threat. ihep.org/press/ihep-pre…

Today under Trump’s Executive Order, Haskell Indian Nations University was forced to lay off 20-30% of its staff members, including teachers. Trump is robbing our Native college students, and in turn our tribal nations’ futures and he knows it.

Hyped and excited for this symposium! Let us continue to work toward Indigenous FUTURES now more than ever! Many thanks to the fierce Native students at UC Santa Barbara for the invitation to evoke presences with histories and futures! ♥️✨

Yá’át’ééh ‘ahbíní! Ha’íí’ą́ héii. Bikáá' 'e'elyaaígíí: Tsébii’ndzisgaii. Diné Binaaltsoos | Marsha Carl

Distressing. insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump's executive orders targeting DEI programs. diverseeducation.com/leadership-pol…

“Any pause of a federal agency grant, loan, or other financial assistance programs will harm not just Native American students attending tribal colleges and universities, but also many other community members attending these open enrollment institutions.” collegefund.org/blog/rural-ame…

The Greatest of All-Time. Thank you, Dee, for everything you did for The Valley and the game of basketball 💜🧡

Join us tomorrow morning!