The Navajo Nation

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“We appreciate the attention and support from Secretary Jewell and Acting Assistant Secretary Larry Roberts on this issue. However, there remains work to be done to ensure our Native youth receive the high-quality education they deserve,” said Vice President Nez. “Our leaders signed a treaty in 1868 that required our students to be sent away to schools, now in 2016 we want to work with the BIE and local states to ensure these schools are at the very least on par with and ideally exceeding the level of performance of other schools across the nation.