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The following resources are for parents. Teachers The following resources are for teachers. The following resources are for students. American Indian High School Dropout Research - Excerpts Excerpts that relate to what is working and what is not working to improve the American Indian High School Dropout rate. |
Links for Teachers of American Indian Students
Montana Advisory Council on Indian Education Both of these sites give information about the Montana Advisory Council for Indian Education (MACIE). The MIEA often collaborates with the MACIE on activities and advocacy. A representative from MIEA sits on the MACIE. The MACIE was established by the Board of Public Education and the Office of Public Instruction to act in an advisory role to them in matters affecting the education of Indian students in Montana. The MACIE advocates for cooperation among tribal, state, and federal organizations, institutions, groups and agencies for the express purpose of promoting quality education and equal educational opportunity for Montana's Indian students. Native News Indianz.Com - Your Internet Resource This site gathers all of the daily news concerning American Indian issues from across the United States. A must-see site if you are interested in keeping up with current issues. Has a special section for news and other sites about Indian education. Leading weekly newspaper about issues in Indian country News and Views by Native American Students
This site has resources for indigenous people and includes nine educational categories.
U.S. Department of Education's link to the Office of Indian Education. Can find information about technical assistance and Title VII Indian Education.
The Indian Education Department at the Montana Office of Public Instruction contains many free downloadable resources, links to other sites, and news about Montana Indian Education. Then type in "Indian" in their search area. Organizations and resources, including research, for educators of Native Americans.
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. Education is included in their advocacy work. Journal of American Indian Education The Journal of American Indian Education is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, which publishes papers specifically related to the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives. There are many on-line articles. Alaskan Native Knowledge Network
A major project supported by the National Science Foundation and the Annenberg Rural Challenge to collect and disseminate indigenous curriculum. Combines the Native way of knowing with scientific method.
This site gives the history and current happenings in the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit about the federal trust responsibility to Indian people.
A nice example of combining relevant issues to Indian youth with internet research. National American Indian Judges Association, the National Indian Law Library and many tribes and Native Alaska villages, have contributed to these numerous tribal constitutional and code provisions relating to the establishment and operation of tribal justice systems. Montana Higher Education The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) site contains links to all colleges, including tribal colleges, in the state of Montana. Also includes links to financial aid resources. Cradle board Teaching Project This is a project of the Nihewan Foundation for American Indian education, which was founded by pop singer Buffy Sainte-Marie. It includes core curriculum based in Native American culture. Indian EduResearch.Net ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools This site provides tools for educational research and school development. Includes sources of data, information about research and funding, conference papers sharing current thinking, and bibliographies on topics related to improving schools and learning for American Indian and Alaska Native students. National Museum of the American Indian The Resource Center a NMAI's George Gustav Heye Center, New York, houses a library of approximately 5,000 books, and a collection of approximately 20 periodicals, including Native newspapers and publications, and maintains several information databases, as well as extensive audio and video collections. Native Book Centre The Native Book Centre has become one of the world's largest suppliers of Native and American Indian books, videos, audiocassettes, and CD-ROMs, with more than 1,500 titles in 37 different categories. NW Topics: Indian Education Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory A collection of resources gathered by NWREL's Comprehensive Center Region X, which addresses the "culturally related academic needs" of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Good information on Title IX issues. Oyate The Oyate organization evaluates texts, resource materials, and fiction by and about Native peoples; conducts teacher workshops in which participants learn to evaluate children's material for anti-Indian biases; administrators a small resource center and library; and distributes books and material for children, young adults, and teachers, with an emphasis on writing and illustration by Native people. |
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