This celebrated two-volume work comes back into print with the guidance of scholar Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), whose doctoral thesis provided a re-evaluation of Best’s work.

Wyoming Department of Education briefed the Select Committee on Tribal Relations on assessment gains, implementation of Indian Ed for All, and a new social studies standards review; district leaders urged more resources, sustained teacher training and an office to coordinate Native curriculum supports.

The Washington State Senate on March 6 adopted Senate Resolution 8690 recognizing the Chinook tribal nation’s ancestral homelands and historic contributions to the Pacific Northwest. Senator Jeff Wilson sponsored the measure and the resolution was agreed to by voice vote.