Tribal Education Department (TED)

Tribal Education Departments (TEDs) are departments within tribes that assists with addressing multiple aspects of a child's education, including but not limited to, health and nutrition, safety and wellness, heritage language, cultural practices, and family engagement. TED staff members administer their tribal education systems to meet the unique needs of their students - they know their children and communities best. Thus, it is imperative that TEDs are consulted and utilized as an effective resource when seeking assistance or guidance on how to best support the academic needs of Native American students.

	Tribe	Contact Information
ak-chin tribal seal	Ak-Chin Indian Community	Darlene Smith-Raibon [email protected] \| (520) 568-1280
cocopah tribal seal	Cocopah Indian Tribe	Wynnie Ortega [email protected] \| (928) 627-4973
colorado river indian tribes CRIT seal	Colorado River Indian Tribes	Michael Drennan, Jr. [email protected] \| (928) 669-8831
fort mcdowell yavapai nation tribal seal	Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation	Dr. Victoria Corlett [email protected] \| (480) 789-7229
fort mohave indian tribe seal	Fort Mojave Indian Tribe	Christina Cameron-Otero [email protected] \| (928) 346-1121
gila river indian community tribal seal	Gila River Indian Community	Isaac Salcido [email protected] \| (520) 562-3662 X 3607
havasupai tribe seal	Havasupai Tribe*	Vice Chairman Matthew Putesoy [email protected] \| (928) 448-2731
Hopi flag	Hopi Tribe*	Noreen Sakiestewa [email protected] \| (928) 734-3501
hualapai tribe seal	Hualapai Tribe	Lisa Puente-Siyuja (Acting) [email protected] \| (928) 769-2200
kaibab band of paiute indians tribal seal	Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians	Amanda Bundy [email protected] \| (928) 871-7466
navajo nation tribal seal	Navajo Nation	Harold Begay [email protected] \| (928) 871-7475
pascua yaqui tribe seal	Pascua Yaqui Tribe	Serina Preciado [email protected] \| (520) 883-5050
pueblo of zuni tribal seal	Pueblo of Zuni	Bernadette Panteah [email protected] \| (505) 782-7202
quechan indian tribe seal	Quechan Tribe	Cyndee Miller [email protected] \| (760) 572-0213
salt river pima-maricopa indian community tribal seal	Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community	Melody Herne [email protected] \| (480) 362-2500 Miranda Johnson-Moya (Tribal Consultation) [email protected] \| (480) 362-2588
San Carlos Apache Tribe seal	San Carlos Apache Tribe	Flora Talas [email protected] \| (928) 475-2336
San Juan Southern Paiute tribal seal	San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe	Vice President Candeloria Lehi (Acting) [email protected] \| (928) 212-9794
Tohono O'odham Nation tribal seal	Tohono O'odham Nation	Jeffers Choyguha [email protected] \| (520) 383-8650
Tonto Apache Tribe seal	Tonto Apache Tribe	VACANT-contact tribal Secretary [email protected] \| (928) 474-5000
White Mountain Apache Tribe seal	White Mountain Apache Tribe	Derrick Leslie [email protected] \| (928) 338-5513
Yavapai-Apache Nation tribal seal	Yavapai-Apache Nation	Cindy Eaton [email protected] \| (928) 649-7112
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe seal	Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe	Jerry Brown [email protected] \| (928) 515-7103

* Oversees BIE schools only. There are 2 types of schools monitored by the Bureau of Indian Education: 1) BIE schools (federal entities) and 2) Tribally Controlled Grant Schools (administered by Sovereign Tribal Nations or are under the direction of a Governing Board authorized by Tribal Nations). Neither of these schools are considered as Public School on Tribal Lands nor have reporting requirements to the State Education Agency. However, ESSA Tribal Consultation must still be offered by applicable LEAs, https://www.azed.gov/oie/tribal-consultation.