“The Tribal Education Trust Fund is a critical piece of legislation because it will give us the necessary resources to provide our children with the educational opportunities they are entitled to, and that they deserve.”

-Wilhelmina Yazzie

Wilhelmina Yazzie, lead plaintiff in the 2018 Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit, and her daughter are joined by Regis Pecos and Representative Derrick Lente.

The Tribal Education Alliance’s press conference on American Indian Day at the Roundhouse featured guest speakers Mark Mitchell, Chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors; President Edward Velarde, Jicarilla Apache Nation; Wilhelmina Yazzie, Diné; Representative Derrick Lente, Sandia Pueblo; and former Governor of Cochiti Pueblo, Regis Pecos. Click here to watch the full press conference.