{"id":132095,"date":"2025-04-03T12:11:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=132095"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:11:30","slug":"audio-native-american-education-examining-federal-programs-at-the-u-s-department-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/04\/03\/audio-native-american-education-examining-federal-programs-at-the-u-s-department-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Native American Education \u2013 Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<BR>\r\nOversight Hearing entitled \u201cNative American Education \u2013 Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education\u201d<BR>\r\nDate: April 2, 2025<BR>\r\nTime: 2:30 PM<BR>\r\nLocation: Dirksen<BR>\r\nRoom: 628\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Opening Statements<\/div>\r\n<iframe 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href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02\/04.02.25-Testimony-Sydna-Yellowfish.pdf\">Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmondschools.net\/page\/indian-education\">Director of Indian Education<\/a><BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmondschools.net\">Edmond Public Schools<\/a><BR>\r\nEdmond, Oklahoma\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2069367740&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Rosita Worl [PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/02\/04.02.25-Testimony-Rosita-Worl.pdf\">Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sealaskaheritage.org\">Sealaska Heritage Institute<\/a><BR>\r\nJuneau, Alaska\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" 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