If Bernie we're prez, this program would have EXPANDED. 
Respect for native culture should have been integrated into mainstream education a long time ago. It's 2017 and kids are being bullied for being native?! The schools really need to get their priorities straight. 
Social behavior is so much more important than academics. 
Respect will always be more important than grades. 
And the natives program should have increased funding as time goes on, not cessation.