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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute opens first on-campus voter registration office for students

The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) opened the first voter registration office on campus, kicking off the new school year in September 2023.

Haskell Indian Nations University Journalism Program Recognized for Outstanding Coverage of Indian Country

Students and Faculty Win Indigenous Journalists Association Awards.

Interior Department Announces Behavioral Health and Wellness Program for Tribal Schools

Bureau of Indian Education schools will receive virtual counseling and on-site crisis services.

Haskell Indian Nations University Announces New President

Haskell Indian Nations University announces Dr. Francis Arpan as new president

Dr. Tamarah Pfeiffer selected as president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Tamarah Pfeiffer, Ph.D., a member of the Navajo Nation, has been appointed as the president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI).

Interior Department Announces New Partnerships and Offices to Leverage New Resources for Indian Country

New Office of Strategic Partnerships will develop and build sustainable public-private initiatives

Share Advancing Efforts to Revitalize Indigenous Languages, Biden-Harris Administration to Host Native Languages Summit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Education and Health and Human Services today announced that the annual Native Languages Summit will be held on Oct. 4 in Oklahoma City. The Speaking Sovereignty Summit – which will be hosted this year by the Bureau of Indian Education – supports Indigenous communities seeking to protect, revitalize and reclaim Indigenous languages, many of which were erased or critically endangered through assimilationist policies, including federal Indian boarding schools.

Interior Department Announces Fee-Free Day on Public Lands to Celebrate Great American Outdoors Act Anniversary

To support the Department’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to public lands,

The Commission on Native Children Virtual Hearing.

The Commission on Native Children will be holding a virtual hearing this Friday

BIE Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight highlights some of the amazing accomplishments being completed by BIE students.

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