Quick Facts

  • 40 credits
  • Online and hybrid options
  • Cohort model builds strong lifetime network of support
  • 2-year mentoring from Native educators/administrators
  • Additional supports include tuition, fees, books, and laptop

The First Nations Administrator and Knowledge Keeper (FNAKK) Principal License Preparation program is designed to prepare American Indian/Alaska Native teachers to serve as a K-12 school principal or to work as an education administrator/principal at a tribal nation/school. Interns in the Principal Licensure only program complete 40 hours of coursework and a 360-hour practicum.

Admission into the FNAAK program is a separate application from the general admissions process. If you are interested in scheduling an advising session to learn more about the Principal Licensure Program and funding available for Native American students, please contact Maria Tenorio to make an appointment by Zoom or phone.  


Contact

Maria Tenorio
Project Director
tenorio@pdx.edu

Portland State University
Vanport Building
1810 SW 5th Ave Room 423R
Portland, OR 97201

Admissions Advisor

Stefanie Randol
askcoe@pdx.edu
503-725-4689*

*You can text me!


Regis Pecos is a citizen of the Pueblo de Cochiti. He is currently Co-Director of the Leadership Institute at Santa Fe Indian School, which he co-founded. He has served as Councilor and Former Governor, Lt. Governor (three terms), and is a lifetime member of the Tribal Council of the Pueblo de Cochiti. Pecos was most recently Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House, New Mexico House of Representatives. Pecos previously served as Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst to the Speaker, New Mexico House of Representatives; and for 16 years, as Executive Director of the New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs under four administrations.

A graduate of Princeton University, Pecos is completing his doctorate degree at UC Berkeley and is currently Chair, Board of Governors for the Honoring Nations program at Harvard University. He is the co-founder of the Summer Junior Policy Institute at theWoodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University where he is a former trustee.

Land Acknowledgement

We stand on the lands of the Indigenous peoples whose ancestors have lived here since Time Immemorial. Members of many tribal nations thrive in this place—alive and strong.

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