OKLAHOMA CITY — In the closing minutes of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma annual meeting on Thursday, members voted to urge the Trump Administration to reverse recent reductions in force impacting tribal education .

The Office of Indian Education and the Impact Aid Program Office, two of the primary offices directly serving tribal nations and Native students, are set to lose over 70% of their staff, starting the first week of December. Only five employees will remain across both offices, according to the National Indian Education Association.

Vice President Tasha Mousseau of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes introduced the resolution and said Julian Guerrero, Jr., the director of the Office of Indian Education, intends to leave if the staff reductions remain in place. Hai

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