National Indian Education Assn

Education Reform: NIEA equips all educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to support Native students in reaching their full potential in the classroom and beyond. As a member organization, NIEA has established meaningful and sound relationships among educators and advocacy leaders on local and national levels. Through strong relationships with federal, state and national organizations, NIEA serves as the critical link between Native communities and the diverse array of institutions that serve Native students from birth through lifelong learning.

Other Program Services: Through our national resource center, NIEA works with schools, teachers, administrators, and researchers to equip them with professional learning opportunities, educational capacity building and strategies needed to provide our next generation of Native youth the knowledge for college, career and life success. The organization accomplishes this work by adhering to our founding principles to convene educators to explore ways of improving schools and the educational systems serving Native children; to promote the maintenance and continued development of language and cultural programs; and to develop and implement strategies for influencing policy change. NIEA supports tribal leadership, educators, and students with timely, relevant information on effective advocacy for Native education. NIEA delivers advocacy training and technical assistance, webinars, and fact sheets to ensure our advocates have the resources and information needed.

Conventions: The annual organization convention is hosted in various regions throughout the US to ensure the organization has a broad reach and representative of Native and non-Native educators and advocates. The convention brings together pre-K through college educators, school leaders, parents, students, community, tribal leadership, researchers, and allies to explore and exchange ideas, network, and learn of innovative strategies pertaining to education, culture and language.