
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:
-
National Indian Education Study: Part I
-
National Indian Education Study: Part II
-
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
-
Lenape
Dictionary (talking)
-
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.
Radical Pedagogy:
http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/
A peer-reviewed journal devoted to the analysis of teaching
and learning.
Research Regulation in American Indian/Alaska Native
Communities: A Guide to Reviewing Research Studies
This paper will provide a step-by-step guide for tribal
governments, community boards or other AI/AN entities reviewing potential
research projects, particularly those studies including living human volunteers
Research Regulation in American Indian/Alaska Native
Communities: Policy and Practice Considerations
This paper will provide knowledge and facts on research
policy and practice.
Rethinking Schools
Online:
http://rethinkingschools.org/
Rethinking Schools began as a local effort to address
problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook-dominated
curriculum. Since its founding in 1986, it has grown into a nationally prominent
publisher of educational materials, with subscribers in all 50 states, all 10
Canadian provinces, and many other countries.
Scholarships for American
Indians:
http://www.fredonia.edu/na/InternshipDirectory.asp
This directory is compiled to assist in the identification of
internships, fellowships, and cooperative learning experiences to enhance
students' knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008
This 203 page document examines both the educational progress
of American Indian/Alaska Native children and adults and challenges in their
education. This report shows that over time more American Indian/Alaska Native
students have gone on to college and that their attainment expectations have
increased.
Social Justice
News Online:
http://www.socialjusticenews.net/
Social Justice News was created for activists, educators,
organizers, and journalists committed to informing themselves about local and
global goings-on pertaining to human rights, social justice, and activism for
securing human rights and social justice.
Society for the Achievement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science:
http://www.sacnas.org/
SACNAS (Society for Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) is to encourage Chicano/Latino and
Native American students to pursue graduate education and obtain the advanced
degrees necessary for science research, leadership, and teaching careers at all
levels.
Smithsonian
Institute's American Indian History & Culture:
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex and research
organization. It is composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National
Zoo.
Status & Trends in
the Education of Racial & Ethnic Minorities
A 177 page document created by the U.S. Department of
Education that examines the educational progress and challenges that racial that
ethnic and minorities face in the United States.
"Strengthening Partnerships for Native American Student Education,"
Council of Chief State School Officers' Research Bibliography:
http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/NASResearchBibliography.doc
A 3 page research bibliography that gives resources of books regarding
assessment and accountability, English language development, teacher quality,
early childhood and parental involvement, and supportive environment, health,
and special education.
The Campaign for Educational Equity
(Teachers College at Columbia University):
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/EquitySymposium/symposium/symposium.asp
On October 24 and 25, 2005 Teachers College sponsored a
two-day symposium on the “Social Costs of Inadequate Education.” The symposium
was part of the College's broader mission of working to close the nation's gap
in educational equity – the growing difference in educational expectations,
opportunities and outcomes that separates wealthier students from their poorer,
chiefly non-white peers.
The Cooperative Children's Book
Center (CCBC):
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
The CCBC is a unique and vital gathering place for books,
ideas, and expertise in the field of children's and young adult literature. The
CCBC is a no circulating examination, study, and research library for Wisconsin
school and public librarians, teachers, early childhood care providers,
university students, and others interested in children's and young adult
literature. The CCBC is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) School
of Education.
The
Education Trust:
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust
The Education Trust works for
the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-kindergraten
through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate
low-income students and students of color from other youth.
The Inevitable Corruption of
Indicators and Educators through High-Stakes Testing:
http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/EPRU/documents/EPSL-0503-101-EPRU.pdf
A 187 research paper that provides lengthy proof of a
principle of social science known as Campbell's law and finds that this law is
creating serious negative repercussions that are present at every level of the
public school system.
The
National Indian Youth Leadership Project:
http://niylp.org/node
NIYLP nurtures the potential of Native youth so they become
contributors to a more positive world through adventure-based learning, service
to nature, community, and family.
Techniques for
Evaluating American Indian Web Sites:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html
The purpose of this Web page is to provide some guidelines
useful for evaluating and identifying web sites that contain accurate
information and that are not exploitative of American Indians.
Top 100 Graduate Degree Producing Institutions for Native
Americans:
http://www.diverseeducation.com/NativeAmericanMasters2007.asp
A webpage that lists the top 100 schools for obtaining a
masters degree if you're Native American as of 2007.
Turning Points in Wisconsin
History (Includes WI Native info/resources):
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/
Hundreds of eyewitness accounts, pictures, and museum
objects. Dozens of essays, lesson plans and reference tools.
Udall Center for
American Indian Studies:
http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/
The Udall
Center for Studies in Public Policy sponsors policy-relevant, interdisciplinary
research and forums that link scholarship and education with decision-making.
The Center specializes in issues concerning environmental policy and conflict;
indigenous nations policy, with a focus on indigenous self-governance and
economic development in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere; and
immigration policy of the United States.
US Bureau of Indian Education:
http://www.oiep.bia.edu/
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is a service
organization devoted to providing quality education opportunities for American
Indian people.
US Executive Order #13336 - NCLB
Order re: American Indian /Alaska Native Education:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-10.html An executive order given by President George W. Bush to
recognize the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of
American Indian and Alaska Native students consistent with the unique political
and legal relationship of the Federal Government with tribal governments.
We Shall Remain (PBS Series):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/
At the heart of the project is a five-part television series that
shows how Native peoples valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and
fought the extinction of their culture -- from the Wampanoags of New England in
the 1600s who used their alliance with the English to weaken rival tribes, to
the bold new leaders of the 1970s who harnessed the momentum of the civil rights
movement to forge a pan-Indian identity. We Shall
Remain represents an unprecedented collaboration between Native and
non-Native filmmakers and involves Native advisors and scholars at all levels of
the project.
We Shall Remain Teachers Guide's:
- Episode #1:
After the Mayflower
- Episode #2:
Tecumseh's Vision
- Episode #3:
Trail of Tears
- Episode #4: Geronimo
- Episode #5:
Wounded Knee
Why Do Native American Males Drop Out?
This
document offers a quick look at the extant literature regarding drop out rates
for Native American students, particularly males. This is a difficult task due
to the nature of the topic and the diversity of the population
WI CESA Districts
This document contains maps and contact information for all CESA districts in
Wisconsin.
Winds of Change Magazine:
http://www.wocmag.org/
Winds of Change is the premier American Indian-published and
nationally distributed full-color magazine with a focus on career and
educational advancement for Native people. Articles highlight cross-cultural
issues of interest to both Native and non-Native people. Since 1986, the
magazine has served as a channel for information and ideas relevant to the needs
and interests of both students and professionals.
Wisconsin American
Indian Studies Email Discussion List By: WI DPI:
http://www.dpi.wi.gov/amind/ai-list.html
The wi-aislist is designed to facilitate interactive,
electronic communication among the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
(DPI), educators, and others with an interest in the history, culture, and
tribal sovereignty of the federally-recognized tribes and bands in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Indian Education
Association:
http://www.wiea.org/
WIEA was established in 1985 by a group of concerned Indian
Educators to carry on the efforts of the former Great Lakes Intertribal Council
(GLITC) Education sub-committee. The WIEA Board is pro-active regarding issues
that affect Indian education.
Wisconsin Indigenous Portal:
http://discoveryportal.org
A new online tool that allows anyone to search the profiles
of 2,600 UW-Madison researchers.
Wisconsin
Native American Tribes Map:
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/wi/wisconsin.html
An interactive map showing where all Native American tribes
are in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin State
Tribal Relations Initiative:
http://witribes.wi.gov/
The Initiative
is a comprehensive program aimed at increasing the ties between state agencies
and tribal governments to streamline and improve the services our governments
provide to both tribal and non-tribal members. This Initiative, now fully
underway and unique in Wisconsin’s
history, will pave the way for state-tribal partnerships well into the future.
Wisconsin Tribal Education Directors
(Updated February 2008)
A document containing contact information for all Tribal
Education Directors in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Tribal
Education Directors Association (WTEDA): Contact Dana Jackson at
djacksonbred@yahoo.com
or Virginia Nuske,
vnuske@mitw.org
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