Category: Culture
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Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities
From EqualVoiceforFamilies.org: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hidden in a corner of this city, amid a gleaming office park, strip malls, vacant lots, Interstate 40, and perhaps the city’s nicest Starbucks, is a two-story school that holds one of the country’s most promising educational models for Native American students. The Native American Community Academy sits in New…
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Pine Ridge Summer Art Program Expands Colors on Life’s Palette
From Indianz.com: Kyle, S.D. – Even a casual glance at artists in different mediums will find people who were looking for a way to express themselves and deal with the issues in their lives. A summer art program on the Pine Ridge Reservation introduced professional artists to tribal youth in an effort to help combat…
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Luci Tapahonso, Boarding Schools,& the Smithsonian
From Indian Country Today: Luci Tapahonso (Navajo) wrote the text for a photo essay in the July 2016 issue of Smithsonian magazine: “For More Than 100 Years, the U.S. Forced Navajo Students Into Western Schools. The Damage Is Still Felt Today.” She opens, “At the beginning of Navajo time, the Holy People (Diyin Dine’é) journeyed…
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LIGHTING THE PATHWAY TO FACULTY CAREERS FOR NATIVES IN STEM
From AISES: AISES is now accepting applications for the 3rd LTP cohort! All applications and supporting documents must be received by August 19, 2016. DESCRIPTION AISES was awarded a 5-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create the “Lighting the Pathway to Faculty Careers for Natives in STEM” program. The program’s goal is to increase the…
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7 Books by Native Writers to Slow the “Summer Slide”
From Indian Country Today: Summer reading can help slow down the “summer slide,” a term educational researchers use to describe the loss of academic skills over the months that kids aren’t in school. With the following books, parents can put the brakes on that slide, and give their kids’ identities a boost. Below are some outstanding…
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DOE Releases Civil Rights Data Collection Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2016 Washington, D.C.– Earlier this week, the Department of Education (ED) released a first look…