Full Description
On Indian Ground: California is the first in a series of ten books on American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian education. The focus of this text is the 110 tribes in California and the best practices available to educators of native students in K-16.
This volume explores the history of California Indian education as well as current policies on early childhood education, gifted education, curriculum, counseling, funding, and research. The chapters provide a unique look at crosscutting themes, such as sustainability, economic development, health and wellness, and historical trauma and bias.
Contents
Preface: On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge.
Introduction: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge: Generating Hope, Leadership, and Sovereignty Through Education.Joely Proudfit.
Chapter 1. Protecting the Treasure: A History of Indigenous Education in California; Kishan Lara-Cooper.
Chapter 2. History of Indian Education in California; Sabine Nicole Talaugon.
Chapter 3. Navigating the System: Key Elements and Processes; Gerald A. Lieberman.
Chapter 4. Tokoy: A Circle of Promise for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; Nicolasa I. Sandoval.
Chapter 5. Early Learning and Best Practice in a Native American Head Start Program; Tamara Alexander and Mikela Jones.
Chapter 6. K-12 Best Practices: Creating Successful American Indian Students; Melissa Leal.
Chapter 7. Teaching Truth: Social Justice for California Native Students; Joely Proudfit and Nicole Quinderro Myers-Lim.
Chapter 8. Revitalizing Critically Endangered Languages in California: Case Study and Promising Practices; Theresa L. Gregor and Stanley Rodriguez.
Chapter 9. Higher Education in California; Joely Proudfit and Linda Sue Warner.
Chapter 10. A Multilogical Approach to Giftedness: Creating a Space for Indigenous Knowledge; Kishan Lara-Cooper.
Chapter 11. Assessing California State Curriculum and Its Impacts on K-12 Students; Nicole Quinderro Myers-Lim.
Chapter 12. Counseling: Cultural Components to Counseling and Advising; André P. Cramblit.
Chapter 13. Miromaa: Awakening California Tribal Languages in Digital Spaces; Tomio Endo.
Chapter 14. Funding, Finance, and School Accountability; Rodney Beaulieu.
Chapter 15. Parents and Tribal Community Efforts; Tishmall Turner and Hunwut Turner.
Chapter 16. Educational Research: Using a Health-Based Model; Deborah J. Morton.
Chapter 17. California Urban Indian Education; Linda Sue Warner.
Chapter 18. Addressing Anti-Indian Historical Bias in California Public Schools Through Better Practices; Sabine Nicole Talaugon.
About the Contributors.
