Representatives from the following state education agencies, tribal communities, organizations, and universities have contributed to and guided this project:

State Education Agencies

Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Tribal Communities

Acoma Pueblo, Blackfeet, Chippeawa, Cheyenne/Arapaho, Diné , Klamath, Kaw, Navajo Nation, Nooksack, Oglala Lakota, Rosebud Sioux, Skokomish, Spirit Lake Tribe, Winnebago/ Chippewa, Tulalip, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Ute, Wichita Nambe Pueblo, Picuris Pueblo, Pojoaque Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo , San Juan Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, and Tesuque Pueblo

Organizations

• American Indian Graduate Center
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Education Development Center
• Educational Testing Service
• Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council
• First Alaskans Institute
• Ho'okakoo Corporation
• Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
• National Education Association: Human and Civil Rights
• National Indian Education Association
• National Native American Families Together Parent Center
• Native American High Performance Learning Communities
• Native American Rights Fund
• Native Hawaii Education Council
• New Mexico Leadership Institute
• North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
• Pacific Comprehensive Assistance Center, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
• South Dakota Indian Education Advisory Council
• U.S. Department of Education

Universities

• Arizona State University
• Dakota State University
• Fort Peck Community College
• North Carolina Central University
• Northern Arizona University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Sheldon Jackson College
• Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute
• University of Alaska, Southeast
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Idaho
• University of Iowa
• University of Montana
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Western Washington University