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 MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of TNEC is to strengthen, protect, and advance the overall education experience and opportunities for all tribal (American Indian) students, families, and communities of Minnesota.

ABOUT US
The Tribal Nations Education Committee (TNEC) is a group of tribally appointed representatives which advocates for American Indian students in Minnesota. 
TNEC advocates for  positive change in areas including, but not limited to:
  • Curriculum review
  • Student Achievement
  • Language revitalization
  • Revision of the American Indian Education Act
  • Teacher Training

HISTORY
There used to be two American Indian committees named in Minnesota Statute 124D.80 - Committees on American Indian Education Programs. One was known as the Indian Education Committee and the other was the Minnesota Indian Scholarship (MISP) Committee.  These committees had representatives from all eleven Tribal Nations in Minnesota which provided a direct link between the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Tribal Nations. The Indian Education Committee was terminated in 2001 due to a sunset provision in the statute, and the MISP Committee expired in 2003. Around the same time, two MDE field offices that provided direct services to American Indian students and programs were closed without tribal consultation.

In 2007, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Education & Human Services Subcommittee determined that a statewide Indian Education Committee was needed for the purpose of advocating for American Indian students in all areas of education. Therefore, the Tribal Executive Committee (TEC) formally approved the establishment of the Tribal Nations Education Committee through a resolution dated February 9, 2007. The TNEC is significant because membership must be endorsed by tribal governments, and thus operates on foundations of self-determination and sovereignty.

TNEC BY LAWS (Click here or see next tab)
TNEC Strategic Plan
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MEMBERSHIP
THE TRIBAL NATIONS EDUCATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE ELEVEN TRIBAL NATIONS OF MINNESOTA, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GREATER MINNESOTA, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE. THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IS AS FOLLOWS:
Maria Burnett, Vice Chair
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
mariab@grandportage.com  

Jennifer Murray, Chair
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
jennifermurray@fdlrez.com

Laurie Harper (Alternate: Dorothy Robinson)
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
laurie.harper@llojibwe.net (dorothy.robinson@llojibwe.net)

Travis Vake (Alternate: Leanne Hoffman)
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
travis.vake@boisforte-nsn.gov (lhoffman@boisforte-nsn.gov)

​Beth Tepper
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
beth.tepper@shakopeedakota.org 

Dana Goodwin
White Earth Nation
dana.goodwin@whiteearth-nsn.gov

Baabiitaw Boyd
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
baabiitaw.boyd@millelacsband.com
Paul Dressen
Prairie Island Indian Community
pdressen@piic.org  

Jesse Kodet (Alternate: Jackie Probst)
Lower Sioux Indian Community
jesse.kodet@lowersioux.com (jprobst@redwoodareaschools.com)

Carrie Trutna
Upper Sioux Indian Community
carrie@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov

Glenda Martin
Red Lake Nation
martin@paulbunyan.net 

Billie Annette, Secretary
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
bannette@mnchippewatribe.org

Brook LaFloe, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
brook.lafloe@gmail.com

David Isham, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
d_c_isham@yahoo.com 

Edye Washington
Greater Minnesota
edith.washington@isd709.org
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