Tribes want to make the decisions on how education resources will be focused such as in education goals, curriculum, teaching methods, funding, staffing, or in higher education. Tribes are sovereign governments just like their state and federal counterparts. Tribes have the sovereign responsibility to control the education of their citizens, just as do the states and the federal government. And of the three sovereign governments, common sense tells that tribes have the most interest in the education success of Indian children. Tribes can overcome centuries of outside control of education by exerting leadership as sovereign governments.
Tribes can plan and set goals in education.
Tribes can make education a priority by devoting financial, human, and technical resources to education. Tribes can develop their education policies, laws, and infrastructure through tribal departments of education. With resources, laws, and infrastructure tribes will have many options. Tribes will be able to implement their plans and goals. Tribes will be able to monitor and report on the education performance of their members at all levels.