Category: Article
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NNALSA Writing Competition Results
The National Native American Law Students Association has announced its writing competition results. Congrats to Katie Jones, who won First Prize. First Prize is: $1,000, sponsored by Sonosky, Chambers & Publication in the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. Katie, who attends Yale Law School, won for her piece Bringing Tribal Self-Determination and Self Governance to…
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The Common Core Initiative, Education Outcomes, and American Indian/Alaska Native Students: Observations and Recommendations
Many educators and policymakers in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities are concerned that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will fall short of their goal to ensure the preparation of all students for college and/or career. This paper explores how the CCSS could affect AI/AN students, and examines how to best implement the standards to increase…
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Federally Run Schools for Native American Children Are Worst in America. Here’s How to Fix That.
An excerpt: Congress could soon find itself with a chance to radically improve the lives of thousands of children currently trapped in crumbling and failing schools now that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has proposed the Native American Educational Opportunity Act. The proposal would enable children attending Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools to access education savings…
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Math Circles Ain’t for Squares: How to Start a Math Circle Students Will Love
Problem-based math circles challenge kids to think for themselves, and are being touted as a way to level the playing field for girls and minorities. Rozhkovskaya’s group, for example, invites guests to discuss how knowing math empowers you to “do incredible things in your life.” Students from the poverty-stricken Navajo Nation agree. Many of the…
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Maslow’s hierarchy connected to Blackfoot beliefs
This slide shows basic differences between Western and First Nations perspectives, as presented by University of Alberta professor Cathy Blackstock at the 2014 conference of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. I first heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in an advertising course I took in college many years ago. I remember looking at the…
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Yakama Nation Youths Show Off Their STEM Savvy to Visiting Educators
Aaron Arquette caught the attention of about 40 visitors in the Yakama Nation Cultural Center auditorium Thursday when he discussed his work on solar water heaters. A senior at the Yakama Nation Tribal School, Arquette explained how solar evacuated tubes warm up water for residential use; as a result, solar water heaters tend to save…