American Indian / Indigenous Education

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Some important resources are linked below: (Updated July 16, 2012)

• Tribal Leaders Speak Out: The State of Indian Education, 2010
• American Indian/Alaska Native Education: An Overview
• Honoring Our Children: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students 2013
• Honoring Our Heritage: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students 2011
• Focus On American Indians/Alaska Natives National Education Association 2004-2005
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Adopted September 13, 2007
• Indigenous Education in a Global Context J. Reyhner, 2009
• American Indian Education Knowledgebase Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center
• Humility vs. Self Esteem: What Do Indian Students Need? 2006 Indian Education Today Article
• Reading, Writing and Finding Sovereignty 2006 Indian Education Today Article
• Creating Sacred Places for Children 2006 Indian Education Today Article
• Connecting Culture to the Classroom For Academic Achievement National Education Association 2010
• No Child Left Behind in Indian Country NIEA
• Indian Education Curriculum Minnesota Dept. of Ed. (Scroll Down Page for the Curriculum Links)
• Joining the Circle: A Practitioner's Guide to Responsive Education for Native Students, 1993, Grant & Gillespie
• Learn in Beauty: Indigenous Education for a New Century 2000
• Teaching & Learning with Native Americans Handbook for non-Native American adult educators
• Selected Resources on American Indian Education
• Indigenous Children's Educ. as Linguistic Genocide & a Crime Against Humanity? A Global View Skutnab-Kangas & Dunbar
• Traditional Native American Education 2012 Newsletter, National Dropout Prevention Center

• National Indian Education Study 2011
• Effective Standards-Based Practices for Native American Students 2003 MCREL
• National Indian Education Study 2009 Reports
• Research on the Effects of Including Native Language and Culture in the Schools, Jerry Lipka, 2002
• Family, Community, and School Impacts on American Indian and Alaska Native Students' Success 2001

• The Power of Reading 2012 Presentation
• Building Strong Identities with Heritage Language & Cultural Revitalization 2012 Presentation
• Nurturing Native Languages and Cultures
• American Indian Identity and No Child Left Behind
• Developing American Indian Readers: A Family, Community, and School Responsibility
• Humility vs. Self Esteem: What do American Indian Students Need for Academic Success?