NATIONAL INDIAN HEAD START DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

The National Indian Head Start Directors Association was formed in 1979 by American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Directors during a training conference in Denver, Colorado. The first president of the Association was Yvonne Bushyhead from Cherokee Nation (1979-1984). Membership in the Association is open to Directors of American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs administered by federally recognized tribal governments... NIHSDA is dedicated to the issues that affect American Indian Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start. For NIHSDA, one of our primary objectives is to advocate on behalf of all AIAN Head Start and Early Head Start programs to improve the lives of children and families by influencing legislators' and policymakers' opinions and activities, especially for desirable funding or regulations.

Also known as: National Indian Head Start Directors Association (NIHSDA), nihsda

Primary location: Norman United States