Native American Educational Resources:

2008 Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp: http://www.nni.arizona.edu/whatsnew/nayec12.php
   An annual summer Youth Entrepreneur camp is held at the University of Arizona . Students learn to build private-sector enterprises in Indian Country, visit Native-owned businesses, and enjoy extracurricular activities on and off the UA campus.

4 Directions: http://www.4directions.org/
    The 4Directions community of learners consists of 19 Bureau of Indian Affairs schools partnered with 11 private and public universities and organizations. Through technology, their community has been able to transcend geographic barriers and collaborate across the nation. Teachers and students use the Internet and World Wide Web to communicate and collaborate with 4D partners and other schools. 4Directions schools use technology to share in the diversity of various cultures and to ensure that the voices of Native people are heard in the emerging information age.

A Guide for Native American Caregivers: http://www.cdc.gov/
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States. Their focus is not only on scientific excellence but also to protect the health of all people.

A Guide to The Mohican Language By: Jonathan Edwards (1789)
    A 15 page handbook that points out the extent of the Mohican language in North America. The handbook explains the languages grammar, peculiarities, and some instances of analogy between that and the Hebrew.

Alliance for Education and Community Development: http://www.aecdinc.org/
    The Alliance for Education and Community Development is a non-profit organization providing meaningful, research-based training for those who serve Native American, Alaskan Native, and other under-represented populations. AECD provides a wide variety of educational workshops and seminars and offers customized trainings designed to meet  the specialized needs of school districts who are trying to "bridge the gap".

A Quiet Crisis: http://www.tedna.org/usccr/quietcrisis.pdf
    A 136 page document that discusses federal funding and unmet needs in Indian Country written by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The U.S. Commission of Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 to study and investigate citizens receiving any discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws of the constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.

A Religious Primer in Mohican Created By:  Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)
    A 37 page religious document written in the Mohican language. It includes the assembly's shorter catechism, a shorter catechism for children, and select psalms.

Aboriginal Education: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/
    The Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch of the British Colombia government is responsible for developing policies, procedures and initiatives related to the education of Aboriginal students in British Columbia Administration for Native Americans Office.

Alaska Native Knowledge Network: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/
    A website that provides resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing.

American Indian & Alaska Native Student and U.S. High Schools By: The Alliance for Excellent Education
    A 6 page fact sheet from September 2007 that lists facts and statistics about American Indian and Alaska Native students in U.S. high schools. The fact sheet lists graduation/dropout rates, segregation, preparedness, etc.

American Indian Civics Project: http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~go1/kellogg/NativeRelationship.html
    A website created by the AICP to provide educators with the tools to educate secondary students - Indian and non-native alike - about the historical and contemporary political, economic, and social characteristics of sovereign tribal nations throughout the United States. 

American Indian Education Resources: http://www2005.lang.osaka-u.ac.jp/~krkvls/education.html
    A website providing a list of links to American Indian education resources such as Native American school, college, and university links, education links, and acculturation and assimilation links.

American Indian Graduate Center: http://www.aigc.com/
    The largest national provider of scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students.

American Indian Resource Center: http://www.tulsalibrary.org/airc/
   The Tulsa City-County library website that provides links to American Indian educational, health, statistics, treaties and legal information resources.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society: http://www.aises.org/
    AISES substantially increases the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science and other related technology fields. Through a variety of educational programs, AISES offers financial, academic and cultural support to American Indians and Alaska Natives from middle school through graduate school.

American Indian Studies Program: http://www.wisc.edu/amindian/
   The American Indian Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to provide and maintain the highest levels of education, scholarship, leadership, and support to all students, staff, and faculty at the University. As an integral part of the university, American Indian Studies maintains a special focus on assisting and supporting American Indians in their educational endeavors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to the university community commitment, the program provides consultation and service to a number of local, state and national organizations.

American Indians in Children's Literature Blog: http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
    A blog provided by Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambe'/Pueblo) who teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the blog you will read about critical perspectives and discussion of American Indians in children's books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society-at-large.

Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity: www.ncore.ou.edu
    The NCORE conference series constitutes the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations.

A Review of the Research Literature on the Influences of Culturally Based Education on the Academic Performance of Native American Students (PDF) By: William Demmert
    This 143 page review of the research literature on the influences of culturally based education on the academic performance of Native American students focuses on quantitative and select qualitative research.

Association of American Indian and Alaskan Native Professors: http://www.uwm.edu/~michael/nativeprofs/default.htm
    This website was created to continue the process of communication between and among current and potential members of the American Indian and Alaska Native Professoriate.

BIE-Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems

Boys and Girls Clubs in Native Country: http://www.naclubs.org/
    Boys and Girls Club began partnering with Native American tribes, as well as government, corporate and non-profit partners, because the statistics about the number of Native American youths who never finish high school, abuse alcohol and drugs, and are left unsupervised while parents work are staggering. This website tells you all about Boys and Girls Club and shows where there is a club near you.

Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems
    A 42 page report to Congressional Requestors regarding a study done by Government Accountability Office (GAO). Describes why study was done, what the GAO found, and what the GAO recommends the government does regarding the data.

Catching the Dream Inc: http://www.catchingthedream.org/index.htm
     Catching the Dream provides scholarship assistance for students who demonstrate academic achievement, clearly defined goals, leadership, the determination to succeed, and the desire to return to their communities and help others to realize their dreams.  They also assist Indian schools to prepare students for success in high school and college. CTD seeks to address the deficiencies in Indian education with its scholarship and curriculum upgrading programs.

Census 2000 Brief, "The American Indian and Alaska Native Population:  2000": http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-15.pdf
    A 12 page census brief from 2000 explaining the American Indian and Alaska Native populations compared to the rest of the United States. The document includes graphs and maps.

Center for Indian Education: http://coe.asu.edu/cie/
    The Center for Indian Education is an interdisciplinary research and service organization housed in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. The Center promotes studies in American Indian/Alaska Native policy and administration that contribute to the quality of scholarship and effective practices in education, professional training and tribal capacity building.
   
Center for Native Education: http://www.centerfornativeed.org/
    The Center for Native Education began operations with a vision: make college going the norm for Native peoples within a single generation. Through innovative programming such as the Early College High School Initiative, the New Path Program and Making College the Norm, the Center is raising educational hopes and results.

Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence: http://www.crede.ucsc.edu/
    CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty. From 1996-2001, CREDE funded 31 research projects around the country. 

Center for World Indigenous Studies: http://www.cwis.org/index.htm
    The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.

Chief Council of State School Officers Indian Education: http://www.ccsso.org/Projects/native_american_student_education/
    This website represents a collaborative effort among schools, tribes, and state leaders (elected or appointed) of education.

Child Trends: http://www.childtrends.org
    Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children at every stage of development. They want to improve outcomes for children by providing research, data, and analysis to the people and institutions whose decisions and actions affect children, including policy makers, program providers, foundations, and the media.

Council for Indian Education: http://www.cie-mt.org/
    A not-for-profit corporation that provides teacher training and culturally authentic reading material for Native American students.

Count Me In Too- Indigenous: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/schoolsmaths/learning/k_6/maths/prosupport/cmiti_2002.pdf
    A 36 page report that documents the findings of the Count Me In Too-Indigenous project during 2002. The project aims to investigate teaching strategies that support effective numeracy learning for Aboriginal students from preschool to year 2.

Coyote Teachings: http://www.k12academics.com/coyote_teaching.htm
    Coyote teaching is a method of teaching and mentoring made popular by Tom Brown, Jr. and Jon Young. A coyote teacher never gives direct answers, and answers questions with questions, inspiring the student to dig deeper into the lessons and search for embedded or connected lessons. This website provides coyote teaching articles. 

Dr. Jon Allan Reyhner's home page at Northern Arizona University:  http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/
    Dr. Reyhner has written over 50 articles and book chapters and given over 100 workshops, presentations, and speeches at regional, national, and international conferences. He is co-author of American Indian Education: A History (University of Oklahoma Press, 2004) and Language and Literacy Teaching for Indigenous Education: A Bilingual Approach (Multilingual Matters, 2002).

Digital Workshops for Teachers of Native Students: http://www.t2tweb.us/nativeamerican
    The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative, in collaboration with Office of Indian Education, is proud to announce the launch of the Digital Teacher Workshops for the Teachers of Native American students. They were designed to provide professional development opportunities for teachers of American Indians and Alaska Natives in all grade levels and content areas.
   
Eagle Books from the Indian Health Service (U.S. Center for Disease Control)
    The Eagle Books are a series of four books that are brought to life by wise animal characters, Mr. Eagle and Miss Rabbit, and a clever trickster, Coyote, who engage Rain That Dances and his young friends in the joy of physical activity, eating healthy foods, and learning from their elders about health and diabetes prevention. The Eagle Books are available through the Public Health Foundation at http://bookstore.phf.org*
    -Book #1: Through the Eyes of the Eagle (coloring book version)
    -Book #2: Knees Lifted High (coloring book version)
    -Book #3: Plate Full of Color (coloring book version)
    -Book #4: Tricky Treats (coloring book version)

EdChange: http://www.edchange.org/
    A website that provides information on professional development, scholarship, and activism for diversity, social justice, and community growth.  

Education Week's Diploma Count Report: http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/06/22/index.html
    A special state-focused online supplement to Diplomas Count. Features detailed data on high school graduation rates at the national, state, and district level. The report also examines how states calculate graduation rates, tracks state policies related to high school graduation requirements, and explores ways in which states and districts might improve graduation rates based on research.

English/ Lenape Dictionary: http://www.gilwell.com/lenape/ or pdf here: http://www.gilwell.com/lenape/lenape.pdf
    A dictionary providing translation between the English and Lenape languages.

"Factors Influencing Career Choices of Native American and Caucasian American High School Students" by: Christine Marie Doud: www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003doudc.pdf
    A 38 page document that discusses the factors influencing career choices of Native American students.

Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
    This document provides information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The FERPA is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

From Where the Sun Rises: Addressing the Educational Achievement of Native Americans in Washington State
    A 318 page document discussing the gap between Native American and non-Native American students in the state of Washington.

       See this link for the Executive Summary.

"Give thanks no more; it’s time for a National Day of Atonement", article by Professor Robert Jensen, University of Texas School of Journalism (Also printed in "News from Indian Country", December 12, 2005 edition)
    Article discussing the replacement of Thanksgiving Day by the United States.

Gonzaga University - American Indian Entrepreneurship: http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Diversity/Academics/MBA-AIE.asp
    The MBA American Indian Entrepreneurship program is designed for qualified Native American candidates who are rooted on a reservation and do not wish to relocate in order to pursue an MBA. For three summers, these students attend six weeks of classes at Gonzaga's campus in Spokane. During the intervening two academic years, the students study at a distance. The program of study is rigorous and meets all of Gonzaga's usual entrance and course requirements.

Harvard Family Research Project: http://www.hfrp.org/
    The HFRP helps stakeholders develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well being of children, youth, families, and their communities.  They work primarily within three areas that support children’s learning and development—early childhood education, out-of-school time programming, and family and community support in education.  Underpinning all of their work is a commitment to evaluation for strategic decision making, learning, and accountability.

Honor Native American Culture & History: http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/native.html
    This website gives resources to use in order to teach children about Native American Heritage month.

Improving Academic Performance Among Native American Students: By: William Demmert
    A 94 page document that is part of a larger project designed to assess whether Native American students have improved their reading and math skills over the past decade. Discusses the improvement of Native American's academic performance.

Indian Census Facts
    A 3 page document that provides data and facts regarding American Indian and Alaska Native heritage. Provides information on population, homeownership, etc.

Indian Country Diaries, PBS:  http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/index.html
    Indian Country Diaries is two-part series of documentaries that, for the first time, explore the challenges facing Native Americans in the 21st century, in both urban and reservation settings. In each program, a Native American writer reveals his or her personal struggle with many of these issues and invites you to come along as they seek answers.

Indian Education: http://www.indianeducation.org/index.cfm?page=home.cfm
    The Office of Indian Education's mission is to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives so that these students can achieve to the same challenging state standards as all students. 
 

Indian Education Legal Support Project "Tribalizing Indian Education": http://www.narf.org/pubs/edu/blue.pdf
    A 184 page compilation of selected state Indian education laws. The laws selected for this compilation are intended to be the major laws of the states regarding Indian education.

"Indigenizing Education & Publishing Strategies for Educators": PowerPoint by Nicole Bowman
    A 7 slide PowerPoint that discusses indigenizing education, provides activities and discussion topics.

The Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community (IPKC): http://www.naspa.org/communities/kc/community.cfm?kcid=26
    The NASPA Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community is an all-inclusive group of Student Affairs professionals and students identifying American Indian / First Nations / Alaskan / Native Hawaiians heritage, including international Indigenous nations, and any persons with a shared concern about the betterment of Indigenous students in higher education.

Indigenous People of the Americas (an American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group) : http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~ipa/
    Formerly the American Indian and Alaska Native special interest group, this AERA SIG aims at promoting critical discussion on and understanding of traditional and contemporary education among indigenous peoples.  Accordingly, this SIG provides a professional forum supporting development, analysis, and dissemination of theory-, policy-, and practice-related issues that influence the quality of this education.

Indigenous Youth Sovereignty Project: http://www.iysp.org/
    The Indigenous Youth Sovereignty Project is a youth led initiative which strives to preserve what makes us culturally Sovereign as Indigenous peoples: taking back possession of our minds, bodies, languages, and resources while asserting influence where we have little power, as in the media and education. This group seeks healing and teaching from ancient principles of balance and respect, and heed the wisdom of our elders. We will preserve our traditions, minds, bodies, languages, values, and resources and actively deconstruct learned attitudes of oppression within our communities and ourselves. We will train in techniques and strategies to community sustainability and bring this knowledge to the emerging generations to come.

Institute for Research on Poverty: http://www.irp.wisc.edu/
     IRP is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. As one of three Area Poverty Research Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it has a particular interest in poverty and family welfare in the Midwest.

"Internet Resources for Tribes" courtesy of Evergreen State College, WA: http://www.evergreen.edu/nwindian/irft/irft-c.html
    This website provides internet resources for tribes. The topics are: education, youth, and conservation and the environment.

Intersecting Interests: Tribal Knowledge and Research: http://www.tribalknowledgegathering.org/
    This gathering represents a unique Montana-Indian guided opportunity to create formal dialogue among researchers and tribal knowledge keepers regarding Tribal Knowledge Guardianship. The conference will take place on the University of Montana Campus during the week of the 40th Annual Kyi-Yo Pow Wow festivities.

Interwest Equity Assistance Center: http://reinhardtassociates.net/ieac/ieac_home.html
     The Interwest Equity Assistance Center is one of 10 regional Equity Assistance Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  The IEAC staff provides training and technical assistance in the areas of race, gender, national origin, and English language acquisition within the larger context of school improvement. 

Learning and Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today
    The 124 pg. document discusses the loss of their specialized knowledge of nature and how its a grave concern for many indigenous communities throughout the world. Education, as it is understood in a Western context, occupies a pivotal role in this process, highlighted by many as both a major cause of the decline of indigenous knowledge, and also as a potential remedy for its demise. Commendable efforts are being made to better align educational curricula with indigenous realities and to incorporate local knowledge and language content into school curricula, but the interrelationship and balance between these two different ways of learning remain delicate. These issues, and attempts to address them, are explored within the UNESCO publication Learning and Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today.

Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3): http://www.mc3edsupport.org
    This online community supports MC3’s primary mission of helping the state education agencies in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma increase their capacity to provide sustained support to their districts and schools as they implement No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The online community serves as a conduit for information sharing and collaboration between and among the states in our region

Minority Student Achievement Network: http://www.msanetwork.org/
    The Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) is a national coalition of multiracial, suburban-urban school districts that have come together to study achievement gaps that exist in their districts. With strikingly similar and disturbing disaggregated achievement data, racial disparities on an array of achievement outcomes demonstrate wide gaps in performance between students of color and their white peers.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website: http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au/lens/index.html
    NATSIEW is an educational portal or gateway site. Suitable resources are harvested, catalogued and indexed to a set of keywords. It is mainly through these keywords that visitors access the resources. 

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA): http://www.naspa.org/
    NASPA, student affairs administrators in higher education, is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice and affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning.

National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems: http://www.nccrest.org
    The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs, provides technical assistance and professional development to close the achievement gap between students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
    An online source for credible health information.

National Indian Education Association (NIEA):  http://www.niea.org/
    NIEA is the oldest and largest Indian education representing American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian educators and students.

National Indian Education Association's "Education Facts and History" page:  http://www.niea.org/history/links.php
    Links to many resources are provided on the page in the following areas: educational programs/foundations, federal entities, link resources, library resources, miscellaneous, newspapers/journals, scholarships/financial assistance, and national organizations. 

National Regional Education Laboratories:  http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/
    The Regional Educational Laboratory Program (REL) consists of a network of ten laboratories that serve the educational needs of a designated region by providing access to high quality scientifically valid education research through applied research and development projects, studies, and other related technical assistance activities.

National Congress of American Indians: http://www.ncai.org/
    The NCAI was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

National Education Association: http://www.nea.org/index.html
    The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3.2 million members work at every level of education - from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

National Indian Child Welfare Association: http://www.nicwa.org/
   The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) provides technical assistance and training to help child welfare agencies comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA).

National Indian Head Start Directors Association: http://www.nihsda.org/
    The National Indian Head Start Directors Association promotes and supports quality, comprehensive early childhood development and family-centered services for American Indian and Alaska Native people in the United States and Canada.

National Indian Study from the National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/
    The National Indian Education Study (NIES) is a two-part study designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian/Alaska Native students in the United States:

1. National Indian Education Study: Part I

2. National Indian Education Study: Part II

3. National Indian Education Study: The Results

National Indian Education Association's October 2005 Preliminary Report on NCLB in Indian Country: http://coe.asu.edu/cie/29.23.NIEANCLBreport_final2.pdf
    This document, prepared by the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) and the Center for Indian Education, Arizona State University, is a preliminary report on the findings based on the hearings and consultations sessions NIEA has conducted on the No Child Left Behind Act in Indian Country. The purpose of this report is to provide insight on the impact the Act has had on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students and the educational institutes they attend.

National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project: http://www.niylp.org/node
    NIYLP's mission is to nurture the potential of Native youth to be contributors to a more positive world through adventure-based learning, service to nature, community, and family.

National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education: http://ninlhe.unm.edu/
    The mission of the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE) is to transform higher education in the United States and Canada in ways that improve the experiences and educational outcomes of Native students, which includes Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Aboriginal peoples.

National Johnson O'Malley Association: http://www.njoma.com/
     The National Johnson O'Malley Association, Inc. is formed as a nonprofit, educational organization for the following purposes: to create an effective forum for discussion of educational and related matters of mutual concern among the members of the educational community, to mutually develop standards of educational excellence for Indian students served by the educational programs within the United States, to maintain appropriate lines of communication and collaborative efforts with other public, private, tribal and federal educators and educational programs, and to maintain formal liaisons with Tribal, State and Federal governmental agencies and other educational organizations, including but note limited to National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Education Association and other alliance organizations.

National Museum of the American Indian: http://www.nmai.si.edu/
    The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

Native American Assessment Resources: http://www.sedl.org/siss/nativeresources.html
    SEDL is a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) corporation based in Austin, Texas. Improving teaching and learning has been at the heart of SEDL’s work for more than 40 years.

Native American Educational Services: http://www.naes.edu/home.html
    NAES was established in Chicago in l974 to strengthen the leadership of Native communities and to ensure that tribal knowledge, traditions and values play a major role in the higher education of Native students. NAES College is the only independent, American Indian owned and controlled college program in the country.

Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm
    The Native American House and American Indian Studies are interdisciplinary programs of teaching, research, and student support providing University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students an opportunity to understand the experiences and values of American Indian communities and nations.

Native American Language Dictionaries

1. Lenape Dictionary (talking)

2. Yurok Dictionary

Native American Rights Fund’s (NARF) Tribalizing Education Series:  http://www.narf.org/pubs/edu/index.htm. 
    Since the late 1980s, with funding from the Bush administration, Northwest Area, Carnegie, and Kellogg Foundations, NARF has directed a "Tribalizing Education Project." Under this project, NARF directly represents several American Indian and Alaska Native tribes on establishing their tribal education codes and establishing their tribal education departments. NARF also directly represents the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA) on national issues concerning tribal rights in education. These activities are fostered by NARF's monitoring and analysis of education law and policy at the national, state, and tribal levels. NARF's Indian Education Law Materials Series publications are intended to provide general information to federal, state, and tribal officials, educators, and policy-makers.

Native American SUNY: Western Consortium: http://www.fredonia.edu/na/
    The Native American SUNY: Western Consortium is one of two consortia created by the State University of New York (SUNY) to address the higher education needs of Native American students and communities. The Western Consortium, based at SUNY Fredonia, is a network of college campus personnel, organizations, and Native American students, families, and communities.

Native Americans of Michigan's Native Educational/Informational Resources and Links:  http://users.michweb.net/~orendon/americans/ntamercn.html
    A collection of facts, fiction & myths, misconceptions, drawings, pictures & writings relative to the Native American culture.

Native American Tribes of Wisconsin
    The purpose of this manual is to serve as an educational tool when working in Indian country. It provides a very general overview of issues and information affecting the Tribes in Wisconsin. The areas of American Indian history and American Indian law are extremely complicated. This manual is to serve only as a reference guide.

Native Education Solutions: http://www.nativeeducationsolutions.com
    A networking website aimed to serve educators of Native American students. The website offers these culturally appropriate tools: curriculum, research article summaries, teaching products geared towards educating Native American students, message boards, and ads for workshops.

Native Language Resources: by: Jon Reyhner
    A 7 page document offering tools, resources, and links to Native Language information.

Native Peoples Score Historic Political Victory!
    Article published in TerraViva UN Journal in September of 2007 that discusses a victory in politics for Native Peoples.

Native Resources Annotated Bibliography Nicole Bowman, 2007
    A 29 page document comprised of a list of resources (text, articles, and web sites) along with a brief description of their content. These resources serve as reference for educators, administrative leaders, and others who directly serve Native American youth.

Native Studies Test: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/teaching/test.htm
    A 58 question test on Native Americans. Includes questions about housing, location, and traditions.
 

NCES Studies on American Indian and Alaska Native Education: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005535
    The Executive Order on American Indian and Alaska Native Education is designed to assist American Indian and Alaska Native students in meeting the challenging student academic standards of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in a manner that is consistent with tribal traditions, languages, and cultures. This publication introduces some of those studies that have data and that can be used to examine the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

News from Indian Country: http://www.indiancountry.com/
    Since 1981, Indian Country Today has been a persuasive voice in American Indian journalism, leading the way with accurate and timely reporting, incisive analysis and pointed commentary. Indian Country Today publishes more original journalistic content on American Indian issues than any other news source.

NIEA: Native Education 101
    A 26 page document that provides basic facts about American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian education.

Northern Arizona University:  Institute for Native Americans: http://www4.nau.edu/ina/
    The Institute for Native Americans was started to enhance the visibility and standing of on-going programs, both academic and service oriented that relate to Native American tribe, their culture, issues and future prospects.  Secondly, it serves as a catalyst and coordinating body for new initiatives that relate to Native American tribes.

Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum: http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/09-03/cloak/curriculum.php
    The Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum is a K–3 curriculum guide developed by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and first published in 2002. The guide is made up of three distinct classroom units, The Drum, The Canoe, and Hunting and Gathering, that are focused on developing the reading and writing skills of Native American students.

Office of Indian Education: http://www.indianeducation.org/
    The No Child Left Behind Act embodies the OIE four key principles: stronger accountability for results; greater flexibility in the use of federal funds; more choices for parents of children from disadvantaged backgrounds; and an emphasis on research-based instruction that works.

Office of Planning and Research within the Administration of Native Americans (ANA): http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/
    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

Oneida Nation Schools (Oneida, Wisconsin): http://schools.oneidanation.org/Elementary.htm
    The official Oneida School District website.

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin: http://www.oneidanation.org/
    The official Oneida Nation website.

Posters on Indigenous Knowledge
    A series of seven indigenous knowledge posters was launched by the LINKS Programme at the National Cultural Centre of Vanuatu in December 2008. These posters introduce important concepts and issues relating to knowledge in indigenous societies today. They are illustrated with case studies and images from around the world. The posters serve as a learning resource that strengthens awareness of the many opportunities and challenges facing indigenous knowledge holders. They may be used in a variety of educational settings within schools or the community.

A Process Guide for Realizing Indian Education for All: Lessons Learned from Lewis and Clark Elementary School
    This guide presents insights gained from a two-year process of implementing school-wide Indian Education for All. During academic years 2005-2007, Lewis & Clark (L&C) School received three grants to develop, pilot, and evaluate innovative strategies for implementing Indian Education for All (IEFA) as a form of place-based multicultural education in a K-5 urban public school setting.

Promoting American Indian and Alaska Native Student Success in Higher Education: Dr. Micheal Pavel (March 2008)
    An evidence-based model for used to promote the success of Native American students.

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