Media

For media inquiries, please contact Rekha Radhakrishnan at rradhakrishnan@publiccounsel.org

• Official 9th Circuit Press Release
• Official Settlement Press Release
• Official Press Release
• Press Conference Statements:
  • Alexis DeLaCruz, staff attorney, Native Disability Law Center
  • Frank C., grandfather of Plaintiff Stephen C.
  • Laila R., mother of Plaintiffs Levi R. and Leo R.
  • Chairman Don E. Watahomigie, Havasupai Indian Tribe
  • Kathryn Eidmann, staff attorney, Public Counsel
  • Bryan Heckenlively, partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

• Media Coverage:
  • KJZZ, “Havasupai plaintiffs hope their lawsuit forces change at the Bureau of Indian Education“, April 19
  • AP, “Federal court revives claim in Havasupai education case” , March 17
  • KJZZ, “Arizona tribe members settle education claims in lawsuit“, October 6
  • AP, “Arizona tribe members settle education claims in lawsuit“, October 5
  • Arizona Republic, “Havasupai students who sued for a better education reach settlement with federal government“, October 2
  • IndianZ.com, “Lessons Lost: Indian students have been shortchanged for generations“, August 10
  • AP, “Lawsuit seeks education reform at Native American schools“, July 24
  • The Atlantic, “The Longstanding Crisis Facing Tribal Schools“, Jan 12
  • Washington Post, “U.S. government has ‘dismally failed’ to educate Native American children, lawsuit alleges“, Jan 12
  • The Huffington Post, “Native American Students Sue The U.S. Government Over Dismal Education“, Jan 12
  • Mic, “9 Havasupai Native American children are suing the US Bureau of Indian Education. Here’s why.”, Jan 12
  • The Chronicle of Social Change, “Bureau of Indian Education Failed to Educate Tribal Youth, Lawsuit Alleges“, Jan 12
  • Education Week, “Tribal Students Sue Feds Over ‘Shock the Conscience’ Schooling Conditions“, Jan 12
  • Arizona Daily Sun, “Lawsuit faults Bureau of Indian Education schools“, Jan 13
  • National Native News, News Broadcast at 1:47, Jan. 13
  • KJZZ 91.5, “Lawsuit: US Failed To Provide Havasupai Children With Education Materials, Classes“, Jan. 13
  • The Arizona Republic, “Havasupai students sue federal government for better teachers,” Jan. 18
  • Cronkite News, “Lawsuit claims Havasupai students are deprived of ‘basic general education’”, Jan. 18
  • Navajo Times, “Havasupai students, NADLC, sue the BIE,”  Jan. 20
  • The New York Times, “Barely 2 R’s Are Taught at School That Led Tribe to Sue U.S.,” Jan. 23
  • Indian Country Today, “Havasupai Children File Suit Against BIE for Failed Education,” Jan. 26
  • Indian Country Today, “Landmark Civil Rights Lawsuit Pits Havasupai Children Against the BIE,” Feb. 23
  • The Republic, azcentral.com, “A hidden tribe, a disastrous school and finally, a cry for help,” Mar 15
  • Mic, “On the Havasupai Indian Reservation, a failing school has sparked a battle against the government,” April 30