FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE [THE OKLAHOMA HUMANITIES COUNCIL REQUESTED $30,000 IN CHAIR'S SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL HISTORY DAY (NHD) INITIATIVE. OKLAHOMA WILL BE FOCUSING ON INCREASING TRIBAL REPRESENTATION AT NHD BY INCREASING OUTREACH TO TRIBAL SCHOOLS AND PARTNERS; INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF JUDGES INCLUDING RECRUITING JUDGES FROM TRIBAL COMMUNITIES; ENCOURAGING THE INCLUSION OF NATIVE DRESS IN AWARD CEREMONIES; HOSTING TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND CREATING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOCUSED ON TELLING THE STORY OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA; AND SPONSORING A SPECIAL RESEARCH CATEGORY ENCOURAGING PRIMARY RESEARCH ON BOARDING SCHOOLS. ]