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Choctaw and other tribal leaders ask Congress to boost BIE, JOM and early‑education funding and support language programs
Summary
Witnesses described tribal investments in language and early‑childhood programs and asked the House subcommittee to increase Bureau of Indian Education and Johnson O'Malley funding, citing inadequate per‑pupil amounts and school facility backlogs.
Several witnesses used the hearing to press for larger federal investments in tribal education, preservation of native languages and BIE school construction.
Stacy Shepherd, executive officer of member services for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, said the Choctaw Nation is the third‑largest federally recognized tribe and has prioritized education as a tool for empowerment. Shepherd told the subcommittee the tribe's Head Start and Jones Academy (a Bureau of Indian Education residential school) receive federal funds that…
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