Services include technical assistance and quality professional development to bridge connections between the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), and Tribal Educational Agencies (TEAs). Our mission is to facilitate culturally appropriate partnerships that sustain lifelong educational benefits for tribal citizens to feel represented in the Oklahoma K-12 public education system. 

• Develop culturally appropriate and multi-disciplinary educational resources and information representing the diversity of tribal affiliations in Oklahoma.
• Facilitate cross-agency tribal collaboration and consultation frameworks to strengthen local dialogue and restore broken systematic relationships.
• Organize federal, tribal, state, and local educational partners to ensure inclusion and positive learning environments for 130,000+ American Indian students. 

Services include technical assistance information and appropriate professional development, as well as, collaborative efforts to bridge the gap between the state, tribal nations, and schools. The office will provide educators with continued access to culturally appropriate resources/information and in-service that reflects teaching strategies and learning styles which ensure full inclusion of the Native American child in a positive learning environment and furthers the educational opportunities of the Native American students enrolled in Oklahoma’s public schools.

• Bureau of Indian Education
• OIE Formula Grant Program|EASIE Communities
• National Congress of American Indians
• National Indian Education Association
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Oklahoma Council for Indian Education
• Oklahoma Department of Libraries
• Federally Recognized Tribes in OK
• Tribal Jurisdiction Map
• Tribal Education Departments National Assembly
• List of Federally Recognized Tribes in Oklahoma

• Cobell Scholarship
• American Indian Services
• American Indian College Fund
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation
• Higher Education Grants (Chickasaw Nation)
• Tribal Agriculture Fellowship
• Chahta Foundation (Choctaw Nation)

• ED 506 Form
• Title VI Part I Guidance
• Title VI Part II Guidance 
• Indian Parent Committee Guidance
• Indian Parent Committee Approval Form
• Tribal Consultation Affirmation/Agreement

• There are over 150,000 Native American students attending Oklahoma public schools.
• For FY 2026-27, Oklahoma has over 400 Title VI Indian Education programs in Oklahoma public schools.
• As of 2026, Native American students make up about 15% of the total student population in Oklahoma, which is one of the highest proportions in the United States.

OSDE Office of American Indian Education
2500 N Lincoln Blvd, Suite 114
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Jackie White - (405) 522-5311

American Indian Education Program Director

Randal Zotigh - (405) 522-0241

American Indian Education Liaison

Kida Upshaw - (405) 522-8742

American Indian Education Specialist

Jonny Aultman - (405) 522-8646

American Indian Education Coordinator