The National Indian Education
Association elected six new board members at its annual convention last month.
A record number of voters chose the six among 20 candidates for the board. The winners were:
Skaweniio Barnes (Mohawk), Dr. Teresa Makuakane Drechsel (Native Hawaiian, Denny Hurtado (Skokomish), Kevin Killer (Oglala Lakota), Mary Jane Oatman Wak-Wak (Nez Perce) and Patricia Whitefoot (Yakama/Dine’).
Robert Cook, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is serving as NIEA president.
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