Tribal Officials: Indian Education Needs Money: American Indian students could achieve more academically if their crumbling schools are fixed, more money is provided for teachers and supplies and tribes gain more control of what happens in classrooms, tribal officials said Friday at a congressional hearing.
Dayna Brave Eagle, education director for the Oglala Sioux Tribe, said the federal government has been unsuccessful while controlling the schools the past century.
“They have failed. It's time now for the tribes to make decision for their future,'' Brave Eagle said.
