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McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n, 411 U.S. 164 (1973) Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978) Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463 (1979) Washington v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation, 447 U.S. 134 (1980) White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448 U.S. 136 (1980 ...
The Department of Education of Oklahoma said that in 2012 state tests: 11% of the school's sixth-graders showed proficiency in math, and 25% showed proficiency in reading; 31% of the seventh-graders showed proficiency in math, and 87% showed proficiency in reading; 50% of the eighth-graders showed proficiency in math, and 78% showed proficiency ...
These provide access to post-secondary education, accredited degrees, and vocational training for both Indian and non-Indian students in many rural areas. The first tribal college was Navajo Community College, now called Diné College, founded on the reservation in Tsaile, Arizona, in 1968. It was accredited in 1979. [1]
Stacie Martin states that the United States has not been legally admonished by the international community for genocidal acts against its Indigenous population, but many historians and academics describe events such as the Mystic massacre, the Trail of Tears, the Sand Creek massacre and the Mendocino War as genocidal in nature. [10]
Georgia established a liaison, the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns, in 2001, under the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, State Parks and Historic Sites Division. [30] [31] In 2007, the state legislature formally recognized the following as American Indian tribes of Georgia: [32] Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council. [6]
In 2011, facing a budget shortfall, the state cut portions of the HOPE scholarship. Bill 326 trimmed scholarships by 90 percent. High school seniors who earn a 3.7 GPA and a 1200 on the SAT will still be able to get a full scholarship, now known as the Zell Miller scholarship, under the new law.
Activists hold candlelight vigil for Manuel Terán, who was shot and killed by Georgia State Police on Jan. 8, during a raid on the Stop Cop City occupation in Atlanta. (Jake Lee Green/Zuma Press ...
Education in Georgia is free of charge and compulsory from the age of 5-6 until 17–18 years. [1] In 1996, the gross primary enrollment rate was 88.2 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 87 percent; [1] 48.8 percent are girls and 51.8 percent are boys. The constitution mandates that education is free.