| Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, Cynthia Johnson, October 2003. Updated March 2006 by Clearinghouse Staff. Our bibliographies strive to provide the most useful resources on a topic, with links to online full text items and downloadable PDFs when those are available. Library items may be borrowed from the Clearinghouse by Learn and Serve America grantees and subgrantees. This bibliography highlights research and documentation of impacts and outcomes of service-learning in Native American communities. For additional resources on these and other service-learning topics, visit the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse at www.servicelearning.org. | |
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| Alaska Native Knowledge Network
- A compendium of resources for compiling and exchanging information
related to Alaskan Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing: <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/>
<http://www.alaskool.org/curriculumindx.html>
Ness, Jean E., and Jennifer S. Huisken. Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 2002. Potts, Cheree. Culturally Responsive Curriculum for Secondary Schools. Olympia, WA: Northwest India Research Institute, Evergreen State College, 2000. <http://www.evergreen.edu/nwindian/curriculum/index.html> Project Willow: Understanding Native American Culture Through Environmental Education – A complete lesson plan developed by the Department of Teaching and Learning Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno. <http://www.unr.edu/nnap/PW/pw_main.htm> Satz, Ronald N., et al. Classroom Activities on Wisconsin Indian Treaties and Tribal Sovereignty. Madison, WI: Department of Public Instruction, 1996. | |
| Online Resources |
| 4Directions Native Technology Program The 4Directions community of learners consists of 19 Bureau of Indian Affairs schools partnered with 11 private and public universities and organizations. Click on each school site to find a wealth of culture-specific lessons plans covering all educational disciplines and age ranges that are easily adaptable for service learning projects. <http://4directions.org/index.html> Alaska Native Guidelines for Nurturing Culturally Healthy Youth <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/standards/youth.html> Alaska Native Guidelines for Respecting Cultural Knowledge <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/standards/knowledge.html> Alaska Native Guidelines for Strengthening Indigenous Languages <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/standards/language.html> American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection This digital collection features more than 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and employment. Included also are essays written by anthropologists, historians and teachers about both particular tribes and cross cultural topics. The essays include bibliographies and links to related text and images as well as study questions that K-12 teachers may use as they develop curricula in their schools. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/pacific/> American Indian Radio On Satellite 1800 No 33 St Lincoln, NE 68583 PO Box 83111 Lincoln, NE 68501 airos@unl.edu Access tribal radio stations and programs. <http://www.airos.org/> Canku Ota - Many Paths Online newsletter and site featuring young Native students writing. Music, games and other links as well. <http://www.turtletrack.org/> “Circle of Stories" Features American Indian Storytellers Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling. The site allows visitors to: Listen and learn from four Native storytellers; explore a gallery of stories and learn about the history of Native storytelling; find out how Native American tribes are confronting language and land issues today; and find lessons and activities for the classroom. <http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/> Hawaiian Language Resource Sites Lessons, links, more. <http://www.hawaiianlanguage.com/> Indianz.com Daily compiles and categorizes the latest headline news affecting Native peoples throughout the US and Canada and presents them in an easy to use fashion. Also gathers useful web resources on topics such as Arts & Entertainment, Education, Health & Wellness, and Indian Law, to name a few. <http://www.indianz.com/> Kualono Hawaiian language site. <http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/> Native American Authors Provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal web sites. <http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/> Native American Book Resources <http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAbooks.html> Native American Ethnobotany Database A database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of Native American Peoples, derived from plants. <http://herb.umd.umich.edu/> Native American Games Offers online and offline traditional learning games and how to make and play them. <http://www.nativetech.org/games/index.php> Native American Teacher's Resources, Schools, Student Groups and other Educational Resources on the Internet <http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAschools.html> NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art This site is dedicated to disconnecting the term primitive from native technology and art. A discussion of the technology and art begins with the Native American technicians and artists, the types of traditional tools and materials used, and the kinds of ideas expressed through Native American art. <http://www.nativetech.org/> NativeWeb Lots of great links, news articles and forum for indigenous peoples internationally. <http://www.nativeweb.org/> Reznet An online newspaper that pays American Indian students to write for their school newspaper -- even if their colleges don't have one. Reznet is a project of The University of Montana School of Journalism and the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a non-profit corporation. While the intent of Reznet is to produce more Native Americans entering professional journalism, project organizers also hope the newspaper will become an important, popular and crowded place for Native students to gather on the Internet. <http://www.reznetnews.org/> Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites Written by Elaine Cubbins, 2000. <http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html> Training Guide for the Head Start Learning Community: Community Partnerships Written for Head Starts but easily adaptable for other programs. <http://www.bmcc.edu/Headstart/ComPart/cont_30.htm> United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.'s (UNITY) Newsletter Describes Youth Council activities (including many service learning projects) and news. <http://www.unityinc.org/> | |
| Service-Learning Resources and Related Data |
| Barnhardt, Ray and Kawagley, Angayuqaq Oscar. "Education Indigenous to Place: Western Science Meets Native Reality.” Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Knowledge Network. <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/Articles/BarnhardtKawagley/EIP.html> Cameron, Mindy. “Creating a Culture of Readers.” Northwest Education 9 (2004): 33-35. Chiefs Chiefs is a video about the Wind River (Arapaho) high school basketball team and the larger role of sports in contemporary Native society. An excellent study guide accompanies the video and can be used to integrate service learning projects. ITVS does forums at tribal schools where they show the film and then work with students to process it and do service. <http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chiefs/> <http://www.itvs.org/outreach/chiefs/Chiefs-guide.pdf> Coles, Roberta L. "Race-Focused Service-Learning Courses: Issues and Recommendations.” The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 6 (1999): 97-105. This article discusses the interaction between race and service-learning in the college classroom. The author found that students of color were more likely to choose the service-learning option in her courses when the incentive was higher and there was more latitude in site choice. The article then looks at factors that adversely affect the service-learning experience in courses that are specifically race-focused and suggests counterbalancing strategies. Dalke, Barbara, and Megan Holloway. Whouy Sze Kuinalth: "Teaching Our Many Grandchildren” AK: Alaska Native Knowledge Network, 2000. Dawson, Calvin, and Lauren Grayson. Native American Service-Learning: Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2001. Dunlap, Michelle R. "Voices of Students in Multicultural Service-Learning Settings.” The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 5 (1998): 58-67. This article presents the voices of young college students who were engaged in community-based service-learning in multicultural settings. The journals of these 30 child development students were content-analyzed for recurring themes. Three of the themes that emerged in the journals involved students 1) articulating their own approaches or philosophies regarding racial issues, 2) expressing their concerns regarding specific multi-cultural or race-related incidents, and 3) discussing the resources they relied upon to put their multicultural experiences into a larger perspective. The emerging themes are presented and offered in the students' own words. Suggestions for supporting students' multicultural service-learning experiences are discussed. Green, Ann E. "But You Aren't White: Racial Perceptions and Service-Learning.” The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 8 (Fall 2001): 18-26. This article argues that teaching the implications of white privilege is crucial in service-learning courses, particularly when most of the students are white and most of those being served are of color. It also considers the ethical implications of race in service-learning. Hale, Lorraine. Native American Education: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002. LoMurray, Mark. “Recruiting Mentors in Tribal Communities - Thoughts from North Dakota.” National Mentoring Center Bulletin 2 (2004): 13-15. MAAWANJI'IDING. Canton, CT: hup!multimedia, 1999. (CD-ROM) Gathering Together Ojibwe Histories and Narratives from Wisconsin Maawanji'iding is a rich resource containing hours of oral histories and hundreds of primary documents relevant to history, culture and contemporary issues in the Great Lakes. <http://www.brain-box.com/> Mason, Rachel. "THE ALUTIIQ ETHNOGRAPHIC BIBLIOGRAPHY.” Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Knowledge Network, March 1995. <http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/aeb.html> National Crime Prevention Council. Hope and Harmony: How Seven Native American Tribes Reduced Crime and Violence. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2001. Nee-Benham, Maenette Kape'Ahiokalani Padeken ah, and Joanne Elizabeth Cooper, eds. Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother's Voice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. Ness, Jean E., and Jennifer S. Huisken. Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 2002. Raudenbush, Stella, and McClellan Hall. Wisdom Teachings: Lessons Learned from Gatherings of Elders. St. Paul, MN: National Youth Leadership Council, 2005. Reclaiming Youth At Risk: Our Hope for the Future. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service, 1996. [video] Includes three videos entitled Overview, Belonging and Mastery, and Independence and Generosity. Using the Native American "Circle of Courage," provides principles to help adults and caregivers meet the basic needs of youth. Includes a facilitator's guide. <http://nationalserviceresources.org/library/items/V0673> Swisher, Karen; "American Indian Learning Styles Survey: An Assessment of Teachers Knowledge", The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students 13 (Spring 1994): pp. 59-77. <http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/jeilms/vol13/americ13.htm> Swisher, Karen Gayton and Tippeconic III, John W., eds. Next Steps, Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education. Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, 1999. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Breaking New Ground for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth At Risk: Program Summaries. Rockville, MD: Department of Health & Human Services, 1990. Provides in-depth information about successful drug and alcohol prevention activities and programs, including current effective strategies and techniques. Particularly targets particularly youth, pregnant and postpartum women, and their infants. | |
| Courses, Workshops, Conferences, and Events |
| Annual National Indian Education Association Convention <http://www.niea.org/> Association for Experiential Education Natives, Africans, Asians, Latinos and Allies (NAALA) Professional Group 2305 Canyon Blvd., Ste. 100 Boulder, CO 80302-5651 Ph: (303) 440-8844 Fax: (303) 440-9581 NAALA Gathering is held each summer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation (and Black Hills) in South Dakota. <http://www.aee.org/> Native American Education Services (NAES) College 2838 W. Peterson Ave. Chicago, IL 60659 Ph: 773-761-5000 Fax: 773-761-3808 <http://www.naes.edu/> Nelson, Robert M., ed. A Guide to Native American Studies Programs in the United States and Canada. Rev. May 2003. <http://oncampus.richmond.edu/faculty/ASAIL/guide/guide.html> Northwest Indian Youth Conference Tribal gathering of 2,000 youth for educational and cultural exchanges, competitions, and social events is held annually to encourage excellence and healthy lifestyles in Native youth. <http://www.kalispeltribe.com/default.aspx?page=274> | |
| Model Programs |
| 21st Century Learning Center - National Indian Youth Leadership Project An after school program for mid school youth emphasizing academic enrichment via experiential service and culturally-based programs. <http://niylp.org/programs> Cradleboard Teaching's Partnering Program Cradleboard Teaching Project's signature Partnering Program includes a partnership between an indigenous class and a non-indigenous class of the same age. Together, the children learn about themselves and their partner class, while also studying Nihewan core curriculum in Science, History, Music, Geography and Social Studies, as seen through an indigenous perspective. <http://www.cradleboard.org/> EMMA HARRIS, Lame Deer, MT (Northern Cheyenne) Daily Point of Light No. 1630 -- May 3, 2000 <http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/winner.cfm?AwardNum=1630> First Fish:Wild Salmon Project - One Reel PO Box 9750 Seattle, WA 98109 Ph: 206-281-7788 Fax: 206-281-7799 info@onereel.org A broad and wide-ranging effort, First Fish: One Reel's Wild Salmon Project includes hands-on public visual art projects, a curriculum for middle school students, a published anthology of salmon tales and traditions of the North Pacific Rim, international conferences of ecologists and educators, community theater projects in salmon spawning grounds, a video and publication project for King County, and a multilingual Web site connecting children in salmon cultures around the Pacific Rim. <http://onereel.org/fish.htm> Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy Hannahville Indian School Richard Sgarlotti, Projects Coordinator N14911 Hannahville B-1 Rd. Wilson, MI 49896-9728 Ph: 906-466-2952 Fax: 906-466-2556 richs@up.net This is currently the only Native Service Learning Leader School and is featured in the new video, A Circle of Giving. <http://www.hvl.bia.edu/> “Nazlini Boarding School: Reaching Out to Other Cultures (Navajo Nation).” Rural Adult Education FORUM, 5 (December 1992/January 1993). Project Venture National Indian Youth Leadership Project (Excerpts from: Hall, M., Levis-Pilz, G., Pilz, A., and DeJong,J. Project Venture: An Outdoor Adventure/Service leadership Approach to Prevention) Project Venture is a comprehensive prevention program working with American Indian youth from three Pueblo and one Navajo community in New Mexico. Using a habilitation service leadership model, the program combines a summer camp and follow-up intergenerational activities designed to increase skills, self-efficiency and community bonding in youth aged 9 to 13. <http://niylp.org/programs/project_venture> Turtle Island Project - National Indian Youth Leadership Project A multi state effort to incorporate service-learning into the curriculum of schools that serve Native American youth, colleges that are training Native teachers as well as developing the policy to support service as a culturally appropriate teaching methodology. <http://niylp.org/programs> UMO "HO" CARE ABOUT RESERVATION ENVIRONMENT Walthill, NE (Omaha Nation) Daily Point of Light No. 2055 -- December 19, 2001 <http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/winner.cfm?AwardNum=2055> Yakama Nation Tribal School: Rediscovering Yakama Culture. Rural Adult Education FORUM, 5 (December 1992/January 1993). | |
| Resource People |
| Tyrone Begay (Navajo) Program Coordinator, Rough Rock AmeriCorps RRTP - Box PTT Chinle, AZ 86503-9709 Ph: 928-728-3610 Fax: 928-728-3502 tyjaybegay@hotmail.com Navajo service project director. John Bird (Blackfeet) 4702 N. 2nd Ave. Tucson, AZ 85704 Ph: 520-293-7690 jbird85704@earthlink.net Trainer with special expertise in native service and diversity. Leo Chischilly (Navajo) Director, Dept. of Navajo Veterans Affairs P.O. Box 430 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Ph: 520-871-7286 Fax: 520-871-7288 Director of a tribal AmeriCorps program. Dr. Linda Frizzell (Ojibwe) Assistant Professor One Sky Center Gaines Hall 249 Oregon Health Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Road Portland, OR 97239 Ph: 503-494-3703 Fax: 503-494-2907 frizzeli@ohsu.edu Former tribal service learning program director. Julie Garreau (Lakota) Eagle Butte, SD 57625 Ph: 605-964-8200 Cell: 605-365-7082 Founder of The Main tribal youth program, was named a "Point of Light" by former President Bush. McClellan Hall National Indian Youth Leadership Project P.O. Box 2140 Gallup, NM 87301-4711 Ph: 505-722-9176 Fax: 505-722-9794 mhall@niylp.org Executive Director of NIYLP, author of service learning materials and founder of Native youth service learning programs. Duane Hanley (Navajo) Rough Rock AmeriCorps RRTP - Box PTT Chinle, AZ 86503-9709 Ph: 928-728-3610 Fax: 928-728-3502 Navajo tribal AmeriCorps program member supervisor. Bill Hemming (Ojibwe) Vice President of Facilities Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Casino 777 Grand Ave. P.O. Box 343 Onamia, MN 56359 Ph: 320-532-8220 Fax: 320-532-8392 milwrh@grcasinos.com Indian education specialist; oversaw two tribal AmeriCorps programs and a service learning program. Expertise in program development and tribal and national governance. Jennifer S. Huisken University of Minnesota 6 Pattee Hall 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Ph: 612-625-6437 Fax: 612-624-9344 Huisk001@umn.edu Co-author of the curriculum Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future. Ted Iyechad (Palauan - Micronesian) University of Guam Guam Cooperative Extension UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923 Ph: 011-671-735-2001 Fax: 001-671-734-6842 tiyechad@uog9.uog.edu Specializes in Native Pacific Islander youth development; oversaw service program. Adam Jagelski Tribal Civilian Community Corps Director Tanana Chiefs Conference P.O. Box 579 Nenana, AK 99760 Ph: 907-832-5860 Fax: 907-832-5865 ajag@tananachiefs.org Tribal youth service program director. Gordon James (Skokomish) P.O. Box 1388 Shelton, WA 98584 Ph: 360-898-7071 C2c@hctc.com Former AmeriCorps program director and chairperson of the Skokomish tribe; health and wellness consultant. Pam James (Colville) P.O. Box 1388 Shelton, WA 98584 Ph: 360-898-7071 C2c@hctc.com Co-founder of Native American Adult Children of Alcoholics (NANACOA); tribal health and wellness consultant. Rebecca Jim 19257 S. 4403 Dr. Vinita, OK 74301 Ph: 918-256-5269 rjim@neok.com Works with nationally-recognized Cherokee Nation service learning program. LeMoine LaPointe (Lakota) 3132 10th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Ph: 612-823-0857 fourbuffalowalking@hotmail.com Convener of annual gathering of Natives, Africans, Asians, Latinos and Allies (NAALA) Professional Group of the Assoc. for Experiential Education; organizer of the Indigenous Service Learning Forum at the National Service Learning Conferences. Lynn F. LaPointe (Lakota) National Youth Leadership Council 1667 Snelling Ave. N, Suite D300 St. Paul, MN 55108 Ph: 651-999-7374 Fax: 651-631-2955 lapointe@nylc.org Develops service learning activities for students and teachers using traditional Native American philosophies and methods of learning. Anna Latimer-Hansen (Sechelt) 6505 N.E. New Brooklyn Road Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Ph: 260-780-6680 skwalal@aol.com Tribal trainer with native service experience. Co-founder of NANACOA. Kineta Lyde Skills for Tomorrow High School St. Paul, MN Ph: 651-647-6000 or 952-484-1749 kinetalyde@yahoo.com Chairperson of Natives, Africans, Asians, Latinos and Allies (NAALA) Professional Group of the Assoc. for Experiential Education. Susie Margolin 75 Avon St., #2 Somerville, MA 02143 Ph: 617-666-3613 Susie.margolin@verizon.net Former director of Blackfeet Youth Initiative service learning program. Jean E. Ness University of Minnesota 6 Pattee Hall 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Ph: 612-625-5322 Fax: 612-624-9344 Nessx008@umn.edu Director of Pathways to Possibilities, a collaborative project to transition Native students to successand co-author of the curriculum Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future. Don Novak Director of Employment and Training Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 43408 Oodena Dr. Onamia, MN 56359 Ph: 320-532-7544 Fax: 320-532-4743 donn@millelacsojibwe.nsn.us Expertise in Indian education; oversees tribal AmeriCorps program and former director of tribal service learning programs. Keone Nunes (Hawai'ian) 87-186 Hakimo Rd. Wai-anae, HI 96792 Ph: 808-668-1295 Native Hawai'ian trainer with expertise in diversity and native service. Merris Obie (Karuk) P.O. Box 631 Hoopa, CA 95546 merriso@yahoo.com 530-625-5229 Former tribal AmeriCorps program director; trainer with special expertise in tribal service and violence/substance abuse prevention. Monty Roessel (Navajo) Executive Director, Rough Rock Community School Box PTT - Rough Rock Chinle, AZ 86503 Ph: 928-728-3550 Fax: 928-728-3502 Roessel_monty@roughrock.bia.edu Oversees Navajo tribal AmeriCorps, TCCC and Learn and Serve programs; Indian educator with expertise in infusing culture and values into service. Darius Smith Director - Native People's Initiative Habitat for Humanity 1009 Grant St., Ste. 203 Denver, CO 80203 Ph: 303-832-3693 Native service program director. Jerry Staples (Ojibwe) 9850 256th Ave. Zimmerman, MN 55398 Ph: 763-856-2223 jerrystaples@gbronline.com Indian educator, former tribal service program director. Francis Steindorf P.O. Box 5273 Madison, WI 53705 fwsteindorf@hotmail.com Native musician and Indian educator, provides workshops. Amy Van Hatten (Athabascan) 5230 Fairchild Fairbanks, AK 99709 Ph: 907-474-0275 fyav@uaf.edu Specializes in Alaska Native education, service, youth development, elders, and Koyukon language. Kathy Vann (Arapaho) 4H Youth Development - Wind River Reservation Cooperative Extension Service University of Wyoming P.O Box 248 Ft. Washakie, WY 82514 Ph: 307-332-2681 Fax: 307-332-2683 kvann@uwyo.edu | |
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| Suggested citation for this document: Johnson, Cynthia. Native American Service-Learning: Recommended Resources. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2006. http://servicelearning.org/instant_info/bibs/tribal_bibs/nat_amer/index.php |
