2018 SFUSD Indian Education Program Annual Report 1
OUR MISSION Our Parent Advisory Committee Our Program The PAC is a group of parents/grandparents, students, alumni and teachers that help The Indian Education Program supports the determine and accomplish the goals of the Indian unique educational and culturally-related Education Program and advises on the academic needs of American Indian/Alaskan distribution of program funds. Native students as it connects to their cultural, emotional, and social wellbeing in the San Francisco Unified School District. The Indian Education Center is located at Current officers: Sanchez Elementary School, 325 Sanchez Street, Bungalow 2, San Francisco, California. Chairperson- Cante Tenza Win Goodface (Lakota) Secretary- Lesley Effman (Tohono O’odham /Karok) Student Representative- Raziel Goodface Tucker (Lakota) Alumni Representative - Arianna Antone-Ramirez (Tohono O’odham & Costa Rican / Nicaraguan) Elder Representative- Judy Aguilar (Dine) 2
American Indian Education History 1832 - Responsibility for Indian ● ● 1975 - Indian Self Determination Act Education is assigned to the ● 1978 - American Indian Religious Freedom Commissioner of the Bureau of Act Indian Affairs (BIA). ● 1990 - Native American Languages Act 1870 - Ulysses S. Grant’s “Peace ● ● 1991 - “Indian Nations at risk” Policy” ● 1998 - President Clinton's Executive Order 1879 - Carlisle Indian School ● ● 2001 - The No Child Left Behind Act 1887 - Dawes Act ● ● 2006 - Esther Martinez Native American 1920 - Meriam report ● Language Preservation Act 1924 - Indian Citizenship Act ● ● 2011- President Obama signed an Executive 1933 - the Indian New Deal ● Order for the creation of an inter-agency work 1934 - Dawes Act is repealed ● group. - Johnson-O'Malley Act passes - Indian Reorganization Act - Beginning of public schools ● 1948 - “Termination Period” ● 1950 - “Termination” debate continues to threaten Indian-run schools. ● 1968 - Indian Civil Rights Act ● 1969 - The Kennedy Report ● 1972 - Title IV of the Indian Education Act ● 1974 - Title IV is amended 3
2017 Highlights & Successes New multimedia Diné and Lakóta language libraries ➔ Student Representative announced as youngest member of ➔ American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco Board of Directors Continued monthly official PAC meetings & new additional ➔ working PAC meetings International Indigenous Student Leadership Summit at Marin ➔ in cooperation with Migrant Ed. Three year anniversary celebration of permanent and dedicated ➔ location at Sanchez Elementary Indian Ed. Alumni returned throughout the year to support the ➔ program they graduated from In collaboration with the Migrant Ed. Program, Indian Ed. took a ➔ campus tour of University of California Los Angeles. Our prospective students met with the American Indian Student Association, learned about opportunities and resources available to them, and participated in the 32nd Annual UCLA 4 Powwow!
2017 Wisdom Moving Forward End of the Year Celebration Each year we celebrate our students’ successful school years, promotions, and graduations. This year the PAC arranged for each High School graduate to be gifted with a Pendleton honor blanket donated by the community. National Bioneers Conference For the 5th year in a row, Indian Ed. students have participated in this conference, the comprehensive Native Youth Leadership Program (NYLP), and world-renowned Indigenous Forum. The NYLP is one of a kind and framed in a culturally & linguistically responsive pedagogy. We would like to thank the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for providing the Native Youth this opportunity. #BioWarriors 5
Native American Heritage Night at City Hall Above: Indian Ed. Youth being honored by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor’s Office for preserving Native American cultures and planning the annual Dancing Feathers Powwow Right: Indian Ed. Program Coordinator, Paloma Flores, receiving 2017 Local Unsung Hero Award 6
Ongoing K-12 academic support: Helping students connect with ● district & school resources to support their academic success Family support: Providing direct support to families in ● connecting to district & community resources Tutoring/drop in hours & access to Sanchez Elementary Food ● Bank provided at the Indian Education Center Inter-Departmental Collaboration ● Cultural Nights have included instruction in beading, basket ● weaving, and sewing of ceremonial clothing Indian Education Center features a library of culturally ● relevant books and other educational materials, as well as computers for student use We are proud of our ongoing collaboration with NAHC, ● Friendship House, and Instituto Familiar de la Raza! This collaboration is integral to supporting our students and their families as a whole, it takes a village. 7
American Indian Community Challenges Trauma layered with Historical Intergenerational Trauma ● Stereotyping ● Cultural Homogenization ● Internal identity struggle/feeling disconnected ● Lowest graduation rates nationwide ● Cultural Appropriation ● Economic barriers ● High Risk Transitional Age Youth ● Racial Misidentification ● Loss of indigenous languages ● Need for curriculum rooted in cultural humility & ● inclusivity Addiction ● Lack of access to indigenous foods leading to health issues ● like diabetes SF Bay Area housing crisis ● Negative and lack of Native American representation in ● media 8
Graduates / DropOut & Successes Despite All Odds Graduation Rate for A.I students 2014-15 52.6 2015-16 77.8 2016-17 Dropout Rates 14-15 15.8 % 15-16 16.7% Graduates to College 2016 4 Yr University 3 students 2 Yr University 8 students 2017 4 Yr University 1 student 2 Yr University 6 students 9
Top Priorities Cultural Competency/Humility Training for all SFUSD employees provided by the California ➔ Indian Museum & Cultural Center Continued input into curricular development through regular ➔ interaction with the Indian Ed. parent advisory committee and cultural bearers in the American Indian community To adopt a supportive policy regarding the wearing of sacred ➔ (eagle, hawk, etc.) feathers and cultural regalia items during graduation ceremonies To remove the racially insensitive murals at Washington HS ➔ Academic+Social/Emotional Support To increase staff support at the Indian Ed. Center PT-FT ➔ Policy & Operations Identification Procedure i.e. annual training of EPC staff at Indian ➔ Ed. Center 10
Who We Are Our Lives Our Stories Hunkpapa Rancheria Band of Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Kewa Pueblo Pomo Indians Miwok Seminole Nation Blackfeet Nation Mono Standing Rock Sioux Cherokee Nation Cheyenne River Sioux Navajo Nation Te-Moak Western Shoshone Chickasaw Nation Nomlaki Tesuque Pueblo Northern Cheyenne Chilkat Tribe Tohono O’odham Oglala Sioux Chiricahua Apache Turtle Mountain Band Choctaw Nation Pechanga Band of of Chippewa Luiseno Mission Comanche Tribe Indians Walker River Paiute Creek Nation Pima Wintun Federated Indians of Pit River Nation Yaqui Graton Rancheria Yokayo Band of Pomo 11
Thanks! Any questions? The SFUSD Indian Education Program Parent Advisory Committee invites you to attend: Wisdom Moving Forward Cultural Event honoring our students & elders on Saturday, June 2nd 12pm-3pm at Sanchez Elementary Auditorium 12
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