Professional Development for NM Educators! Indigenous Wisdom Curriculum professional development happening this Saturday, March 1st 9am-12pm. Join us!
?? NM EDUCATORS! On Saturday, March 1st, I will be hosting an open and in-person Professional Development session from 9 AM to 12 PM on the Indigenous Wisdom Curriculum (IWC) at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Join me to learn about IWC and how-to implement a unit plan inside your classroom. This session will include an overview of the curriculum, presentations on 2 unit plans and opportunities to speak with the IW Lead Team on how to implement and modify lesson plans for your own students or to a different grade level. A unit plan to be presented this Saturday will include: “Urban Relocation and Its Impact on Pueblo People” by Valerie Siow. What started as an experimental program to relocate "employable" Navajos to major urban areas after World War II, soon expanded to include all Native Americans. This federal policy, implemented in 1952, is known as the Urban Indian Relocation Program. The premise of this initiative was to assimilate Native Americans to mainstream society. Under the Relocation Program, as it is often referred to, thousands of Native Americans moved away from their reservations to seek employment in urban areas. Numerous Pueblo People were attracted by this government initiative and uprooted their families, or started new families, in big cities such as Denver and Los Angeles. The outlook initially seemed good for Pueblo families, but as time progressed the consequences of urbanization were evident. This resulted in language loss and loss of connection to land and markers of cultural identity since those who moved away were not always able to go home. Unlike many tribes who were forcibly removed from their original homelands, Pueblo People have long inhabited the Southwest region of the United States. Their land base is inherently tied to their language and cultural practices. Additionally, at the core of Pueblo life are relationships, which are often multigenerational and clan based. The distance that separated urbanized Pueblo People from their communities impacted these strong language and cultural ties. In this unit students will learn about the Relocation Program and explore urbanization to understand how it impacted the Pueblo People of New Mexico. ? ?? About IWC: The Indigenous Wisdom Project has a rich history that dates back to 2012. The curriculum was completed in collaboration with educators, leaders, community organizers, and elders from the nineteen Pueblo Nations as a political project in response to the centennial of statehood for New Mexico. This Pueblo-based curriculum aims to strengthen the identity of Native American children in New Mexico by providing comprehensive K-12 unit plans for educators on the complex political, social, cultural, and economic history of the Pueblo nations of New Mexico. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gM32-zFn #IndianEducationForAll #CulturallyRelevantEducation #NativeStudentSuccess