Minnesota Indian Education Association- MIEA

Minnesota Indian Education Association- MIEA Minnesota Indian Education Association About

General:
The Minnesota Indian Education Association is 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization.

Over the last 28 years, MIEA has strived to promote the following purposes, goals, and objectives:

Purpose:
The purpose of MIEA is to establish and maintain communications and the promotion of quality education and unity for American Indians for the express purpose of continuity of communications and on-going awareness of local and statewide educational acitivities. This is done in many ways, but

specifically it is a continued awareness and action that supports the unique educational and culturally relevant needs of American Indian students in our great state. Goals & Objectives:
To promote and approach to solving educational problems for American Indian students
To encourage Indian parents, students and communities to become involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of education programs
To encourage non-Indian people interested in quality education for American Indian students to become involved in the educational process and in the association's goals and philosophy
To assist in implementing positive educational and historical societies and associations, programs or studies, dealing with or involving American Indians, to create through an increased awareness the authentic and ancestral contributions and cultural diversities of the American Indian
To function as a liaison with tribal people in assisting them with dissemination of information concerning educational opportunities, scholarship and cultural/historical information for American Indians
To support legislation which would improve American Indian education and promote leadership qualities among American Indian students and American Indian people
To assist in the coordination of information dissemination to all state, local, federal, parochial and private, and American Indian communities to help assure that American Indian students receive maximum positive benefits of these agencies during their educational experiences
To encourage and advocate the participation of American Indian people on committees of local education agencies and local government agencies that work toward to promotion of the purposes of the association. To hold an annual conference for the purpose of establishing a forum for the exposition of ideas, practices, issues, research and educational approaches
To support, advocate and assist in implementing authentic American Indian cultural inclusions in all institutions of learning

03/22/2026
MIEA Survey Announcement!Please complete the MIEA survey with the QR code or in your Cvent App. Click the profile link i...
03/20/2026

MIEA Survey Announcement!

Please complete the MIEA survey with the QR code or in your Cvent App.
Click the profile link in the bottom right of the app.

Congratulations to the winners of the MIEA Dakota Language Quiz Bowl!1 - Thatháŋka Hazátho (prior lake)2 - Wičháŋȟpi Yéǧ...
03/20/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the MIEA Dakota Language Quiz Bowl!
1 - Thatháŋka Hazátho (prior lake)
2 - Wičháŋȟpi Yéǧe (minneapolis)
3 - Dakota Scholars (st paul)
4 - Núŋpa (minneapolis)

Congratulations to the winners of the MIEA Ojibwe quiz bowl Competition! *1st place Northland Community Schools *2nd pla...
03/20/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the MIEA Ojibwe quiz bowl Competition!

*1st place Northland Community Schools
*2nd place Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy
*3rd Place International Falls
*4th place Cloquet School

Congratulations to Miikawaadizi N. & Anthony R. As the new 26-27 Mr. and Miss MIEA Ambassadors!
03/20/2026

Congratulations to Miikawaadizi N. & Anthony R. As the new 26-27 Mr. and Miss MIEA Ambassadors!

We love our new signage at the 41st Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association Conference! We are having the BEST Con...
03/19/2026

We love our new signage at the 41st Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association Conference! We are having the BEST Conference at Mystic Lake Center!!

03/16/2026

FYI - Registration is closed and we are at capacity! Youth Day registration is closed and we are at capacity! Each morning, we start with a sunrise ceremony at 7:15 am. Wednesday our opening ceremony starts at 9 am. Our Keynote speaker is at 10:00 am followed by lunch at 11:45 am. The afternoon breakout sessions start at 1 pm and go until 4:15 pm. Thursday the breakout sessions start at 9:15 am - 11:30 am. Lunch is at 11:45 am and the afternoon breakout sessions are 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm. Friday there are no breakout sessions, but we have speakers, Q & A, Overview of Bylaws, and swearing in of new board members. Our closing ceremony is at 11:45 am. All of this information is posted on our website, CVENT, and here on our page!

Youth day is ONLY Thursday 19th, 9 am - 4pm. Registration is full and CLOSED. No walk-ins will be available. If your st...
03/16/2026

Youth day is ONLY Thursday 19th, 9 am - 4pm. Registration is full and CLOSED. No walk-ins will be available. If your student is not pre-registered and paid already, they cannot attend. We are at max capacity. No exceptions. Please check with your team that registered your group to get your confirmation numbers. A waiver was sent to the team/group leaders email. That must be filled out for students to attend.

You can download the CVENT APP and search for the 41st Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association Conference. Then lo...
03/16/2026

You can download the CVENT APP and search for the 41st Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association Conference. Then login and you will receive a code either by phone # or email. This is how you choose your sessions and it helps you to navigate the MIEA Conference!

Schedule of events for the MIEA Conference.
03/16/2026

Schedule of events for the MIEA Conference.

03/11/2026

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PO Box 6786
Welch, MN
55406

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