ISLETA VILLAGE, N.M. – On Saturday, August 1st, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn and Bureau of Indian Education Director Dr. Charles ‘Monty’ Roessel will join U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Isleta Pueblo Governor Edward Paul Torres Sr., in New Mexico to celebrate a major milestone related to tribal education.
The announcement is part of the Obama Administration’s Blueprint for Reform promoting educational self-determination for tribal communities and the President’s Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative to improve the lives of Native youth by removing barriers to their success.
Who
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Dr. Charles ‘Monty’ Roessel, Director, Bureau of Indian Education
Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator
Edward Paul Torres Sr., Isleta Pueblo Governor
What
Major announcement related to tribal education
When
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
10:45 a.m. MDT – Media check-in
11:00 a.m. MDT – Press conference and ceremony
Where
Pueblo of Isleta Elementary School
1000 Moon Light Drive
Isleta, NM 87022
Media
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP here.
Source: Department of Interior
