Arizona Tribal Education Departments
Arizona has 22 Tribal Education Departments affiliated with each sovereign Tribe or Nation. The university works closely with each Tribal Education Department to assist students with their tribal scholarship applications and to partner on recruitment and retention initiatives.
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Cocopah Indian Tribe
Colorado River Indian Tribes
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe
Gila River Indian Community
Havasupai Tribe
Hopi Tribe
Hualapai Tribe
Kaibab Band of Paiute
Navajo Nation
Claudia Edgewater-Russell
Acting Superintendent of Schools
claudiaedgewater@nndode.org(link sends e-mail)
(928) 871-7475
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Serina Preciado, Director, Department of Education
serina.preciado@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov
(520) 879-5064
Pueblo of Zuni
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Rebeca Ronstadt-Contreras, Higher Education Administrator
rebeca.ronstadt-contreras@srpmic-ed.org
(480) 362-2540
San Carlos Apache Tribe
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Tohono O'odham Nation
Patrick H. Andrews, Executive Director, Department of Education
patrick.andrews@tonation-nsn.gov
(520) 383-8650