This virtual (via Zoom) workshop focuses on Tribal History/Shared History: Oregon American Indian Curriculum. In 2017, the Oregon Legislature enacted Senate Bill (SB) 13, now known as Tribal History/Shared History. Tribal History / Shared History is (K-12) historically accurate, culturally embedded, place-based, contemporary, and developmentally appropriate Native American/Alaska Native curriculum. Throughout this workshop, participants will learn the 9 Essential Understandings and 6 Critical Orientations needed to understand the rich culture and contributions of Native people in this state and nation. Participants will leave the workshop with ways to implement and integrate these essential understandings and educate students on the accurate and authentic traditional knowledge and place of tribal peoples that call Oregon home.
Facilitated by Louise Wilmes, Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Scheduled Guest Speakers from the Confluence Project:
Heather Gurko (Tlingit Nation): Education manager
Coutney Yilk: Program manager
This workshop is a new addition to the series of four workshops that were developed by PMPS Equity LeNS (Equity Leadership Network for STEM) team, a group of equity experts and STEM education experts. The goal of these workshops is to empower educators, community program staff, and others who work with marginalized or underserved youth to effectively serve as an Ally*.
Information about the Confluence Project:
The Confluence Project is a community-supported nonprofit that works through six art landscapes, educational programs, and public gatherings in collaboration with Northwest tribes, communities, and the celebrated artist Maya Lin. Confluence Project connects you to the history, living cultures, and ecology of the Columbia River system through Indigenous voices.
UPCOMING STEM EQUITY ALLY* WORKSHOPS
November 8, 2021 - Microaggressions and Implicit Bias 2.0 - Identifying and Interrupting Racism in STEM
Audience: Community STEM educators and community members
Cost: Free
Register to receive the Zoom access information prior to the workshop.
MANY THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S WORKSHOP SERIES SPONSORS!
*Ally - Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexual identity, etc.) and work in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for justice. Allies understand that it is in their own interest to end all forms of oppression, even those from which they may benefit in concrete ways. (Center for the Study of Social Policy)
