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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.

Events and Announcements

  • Governing Board proclaims Indigenous Peoples' Day

    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!

Social Stream

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

 

pie chart of TUSD Native American student enrollment from 2011-2012 by tribe

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

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