ND Native Education for ALL

📣 THIS FRIDAY! 📣
The wait is almost over! MIIN is opening the application window this Friday, June 5th, for the second year of the Weshki-ganawenjigaazojig Fellowship! 🎉
🤔 Applied last year?
Please apply again! We had an incredible pool of applicants last year and we hope to face the same tough choices this round.
💡 Quick tips for your application:
Use Ojibwe language as much as possible.
Share your journey of learning the language.
Detail your location and how you currently study.
Outline your future plans for teaching or learning.
Set your reminders for Friday! Let's keep growing our language community together. ✊🏽🌲
*Being a recipient of other fellowships DOES NOT disqualify you from being considered for the MIIN Fellowship. Please apply!

Applications are still being accepted for the 5th and final ASPIRE Camps! Please be advised, if you signed up, watch your mail for forms that need to be signed. You do not have a complete application without returning the forms.

Here is the link to apply: https://forms.gle/pbx7jfUnjd4LxvX27

Less than 10 spots remain for the 16+ camp, and 15 spots remain for the 13-15 camp.

🏳️‍🌈 Every LGBTQ+ student deserves a school where they feel safe, seen, and free to be themselves. This Pride Month, NEA has the resources to help make that a reality in your classroom, your school, and your community. From lesson plans and trainings to know-your-rights guides and model policies, we have you covered. Find our toolkit in the comments.

Registration is now open for the Dakota Lakota Summer Institute at Sitting Bull College!

https://othokahe.com/local/pages/dlsisbc

⭐ Register for the Learning Week: July 20-23
and/or
⭐ Apply for the Fluent Speaker Recording Week: July 27-20

We wanted to share this wonderful resource with everyone. Our very own Unci Martha played an important role in its creation, traveling to North Dakota to collaborate with Standing Rock Iyápi Program over the past several years to actively contribute her knowledge, voice, and guidance throughout the process.

Congratulations, Unci Martha, and pilamaya for the time, dedication, and wisdom you shared to help create something that will benefit future generations. We are grateful for your commitment to preserving and passing on knowledge for our children, grandchildren, and all those yet to come. ❤️💛🖤🤍

Additional congratulations to the organizers and Elders whose dedication, knowledge, and hard work helped bring this valuable language resource to life.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tqCbY85tWhsjJglgJfOCfPWgKhCK3eem/edit =h.6p3qu680fi2i

✨ The Indigenous Tomorrows Fund (ITF) is now open for applications!

In this grant cycle, ITF will move $1,650,000 to Native-led and Native-serving organizations across the U.S. and its territories, offering three tiers of grants: $25K, $65K, and $100K, with every funding decision made by Native youth.

They have collaboratively identified five focus areas, and the inclusion of Native youth as leaders and participants in community life stands central throughout each of them:

✨ Maintaining the Life Cycle of Balance
🪶 Intergenerational Knowledge & Relationships
🌿 Healing
🌽 Nurturing That Which Nourishes Us
🔥 Building Power & Activating Abundance

Learn more about our ITF program and apply by July 14, 2026 ➡️ nativephilanthropy.org/blog/upcoming-itf26

The Indigenous Tomorrows Fund is a powerful collaboration between Native Americans in Philanthropy and our funder partners: Newman’s Own Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and private donors.

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Today marked the first 2026 ESSA Tribal Consultation Meeting on Education!

Superintendent Bachmeier and other NDDPI staff members had the honor of meeting with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman, Steve Sitting Bear, and the SRST Tribal Council members at the Standing Rock Tribal Chambers in Fort Yates.

These conversations are vital as we work together to prioritize the education of Native American children across North Dakota. We look forward to continuing this important work as we meet with all ND Tribal Nations.

Thank you to Chairman Sitting Bear and the SRST Tribal Council for your partnership. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼