Native American

Native American Student Services

Native American Student Services | Roxanne Begay-James, Director | 6855 S. Mark, Tucson, AZ 85746 | (520) 908-3905 | Email Us

Native American Student Services Goals

NASS strives to collaboratively support the efforts of Tucson Unified School District to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives enrolled in Tucson Unified schools so that they can achieve the same challenging state standards as all students.

Native American Education Advisory Council Meeting for March 28 Cancelled

The Native American Education Advisory Council Meeting originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28, has been cancelled in response to the district closure that week to help prevent community-wide spread of coronavirus. For more updates about the district and school closures, see www.tusd1.org/COVID-19.

Events and Announcements

Governing Board proclaims Indigenous Peoples' Day

We appreciate that Tucson Unified School District recognizes the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day recognizes that Native people are the first inhabitants of the Americas. This includes land that became the United States of America. We encourage our schools to embrace the presence of Native students and their rich history, culture, traditions and accomplishments throughout the year.

For more information, see the Indigenous Peoples' Day Proclamation.
Free Classes and Workshops for Parents
Be sure to check out the Family Resource Centers for workshops, seminars, and free classes! With four Family Resource Centers, we've got one near you!

Native American Heritage Day at Lawrence Intermediate

About Us

History

In 1972 Indian Education Act, the current version of which is Title VII Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act, was the landmark legislation establishing a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Through the use of federal funds provided by the newly created Office of Indian Education and supplementary financial assistance through Johnson O'Malley, another federal aid program for Indian students, TUSD established the Native American Student Services Department in 1976 to provide supplementary academic and cultural support for Native American and Alaska Native students.

NASS Mission

NASS strives to collaboratively support the efforts of Tucson Unified School District to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives enrolled in TUSD schools so that they can achieve the same challenging state standards as all students.

Native Student Enrollment

pie chart of total TUSD student enrollment

Total TUSD Enrollment, 52,115 students - 4% Native American

Native American Students by Tribe

Tribal Breakdown

Arapaho	Hopi	Navajo	Shoshone
Athabaskan	Hualapai	Oglala Sioux	Tigua
Blackfoot	Iroquious	Onondaga	Tohono O'odham
Chemehuevi	Isleta Pueblo	Osage	Ute
Cherokee	Kiowa	Paiute	White Mountain Apache
Cheyenne River Sioux	Kumeyaay	Pima	Wichita
Chippewa-Cree	Laguna Pueblo	Pima-Gila River	Winnebago
Chippewa-Saginaw	Lakota Sioux	Pima-Maricopa	Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Choctaw	Lumbee	Pima-Salt River	Yaqui
Cocopah	Maliseet Nation	Pueblo	Yavapai Apache
Colorado River Indian	Menominee	Quechan	Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Cree	Mescalero Apache	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians	Yurok
Ft. Mohave	Metis	Rosebud Sioux	Zuni Pueblo
Fort Peck Sioux	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe	San Carlos Apache
Havasupai	Narragansett	Seneca

Information

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Native American Student Services
Roxanne Begay-James, Director
1010 E Tenth St., P.0. Box 40400
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 908-3905
Email Us