To promote and support education and educationally related opportunities for American Indian people in Wisconsin through a unified effort of Indian and non-Indian members interested in the social and economic advancement of Indian people.

Description:
We are pleased to announce that the 2008 Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA) Conference, “Native Pedagogy: Educating Our Way,” will be held April 6-8, 2008, at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference offers an opportunity for everyone, Native and non-Native, interested in education - adults and youth, educators, parents, community members, representatives from businesses and organizations – to teach and learn together. This is the only statewide conference that specifically addresses issues in Native American education at all educational levels from early childhood programs to graduate and professional schools.

History:
WIEA was established in 1985 by a group of concerned Indian Educators to carry on efforts of the former Great Lakes Inter-tribal Council (GLITC) Education Sub-Committee. The GLITC Education Committee began in the early 1970's but was disbanded around 1983 due to a lack of funds. The concerned Indian Educators began meeting in 1984 and formally organized in 1985 as the Wisconsin Indian Education Association.

Contact people:

Rachel Byington, Program Coordinator, (608) 663-8456, (email) Joni Theobald, Program Coordinator, (608) 663-5234, (email) Adrienne Thunder, Program Coordinator, (608) 265-5460, (email)

Office fax number: 608/442-3471

Address:

545 W. Dayton St Madison, WI 53703 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.wiea.org

Directions:

The building is on the corner of Frances and Dayton Sts across from the Kohl Center. If you are coming from the beltline, exit onto Park St and head toward the University. Take a right onto Dayton and another right. . . (more)

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