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Contact: Nedra Darling
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August 25, 2005 |
202-219-4152
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Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs |
Media Advisory |
Parisian Announces Schedule for 2005 OIEP Tribal Consultation Meetings
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The consultation meetings scheduled for August 29 will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., Gallup, N.M., Portland, Ore., and Minneapolis, Minn. The August 30 meetings will be held in Aberdeen, S.D., Albuquerque, N.M., and Nashville, Tenn.
The OIEP will be accepting both verbal and written comments from interested parties on several proposed topics: a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Education regarding education programs for BIA-funded schools,
a proposed restructuring of the Office of Indian Education Programs, and a draft policy of the Office of Facilities Management and Construction (OFMC) establishing standards for "high risk" grantees seeking construction grants in excess of $100,000. The OIEP also will be accepting recommendations for additional topics to be discussed during the consultation session.
The Office of Indian Education Programs oversees the BIA school system which serves approximately 48,000 American Indian children in 184 elementary and secondary day and boarding schools located on or near 63 reservations in 23 states. Two-thirds of the schools are tribally-operated under BIA contracts or grants and one-third are Bureau-operated.
Holiday Inn
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tuesday, August 30 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (local time):
Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Pueblos Agency
Sheraton Music City Hall |