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Rep. Mann urges federal charter for Haskell Indian Nations University to improve governance and services
3297143 · May 8, 2025
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Representative Mann said years of mismanagement under the Bureau of Indian Education have harmed Haskell Indian Nations University students and faculty and proposed the Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act to federally charter Haskell and transfer governance to tribal leaders.
Representative Mann told the committee that Haskell Indian Nations University, located in Lawrence, Kansas, is the only tribal university with an entirely indigenous student population and has suffered "years of mismanagement" under the Department of the…
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