Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules hearing on Department of Education

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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking a look at programs at the Department of Education that serve Native students.

The oversight hearing on Wednesday afternoon comes amid the Donald Trump administration’s push to shut down the department. But no one from the federal government is testifying, according to the committee.

Instead, the committee will hear from Indian educators and advocates. The witness list follows:

Mr. Jason Dropik
Executive Director
National Indian Education Association
Washington, DC

Ms. Sydna Yellowfish
Director of Indian Education
Edmond Public Schools
Edmond, Oklahoma

Dr. Rosita Worl
President
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Juneau, Alaska

Ms. Nicole Russell
Executive Director
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
Washington, DC

Ms. Ahniwake Rose
President and CEO
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Alexandria, Virginia

The hearing takes place at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. A livestream will be available on indian.senate.gov.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice

Oversight Hearing entitled “Native American Education – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education” (April 2, 2025)