Series Overview

Chag Lowry, Marnie Atkins, Melodie George-Moore, Natalie Carpenter-Scott, Maggie Peters, Tina West, Vincent Feliz, Skip Lowry and MerryKate Lowry will support teachers, aides and all school staff with understanding, utilizing and applying local indigenous worldviews, curriculum, literature and resources to support the full humanity of our students while meeting state educational standards.

Students, families and community members are encouraged to attend.

Resources provided to attendees include the Northwest Indigenous Gold Rush History book and a handout showing how the featured curriculum is aligned with CA state standards.

There are five sessions, each Tuesday in March. Attend any or all. Certificates for attending all five sessions (7.5 hours) of this professional development will be provided the first week of April by Sharrone Blanck. Register for each session you attend individually to get the Zoom links. Click on the links below to register for each session.

• March 1: Overview Local North West California Tribes
• March 8: Settle Up and Social Emotional Curriculum (ACES)
• March 15: Native Authors and Literature
• March 22: Circles of Health/Teaching Hard History: Missions and Gold Rush
• March 29: Wiyot Cultural Center and Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District (KTJUSD) Land Tenure Curriculum Training

March 22 Session Details

Participants will learn to use the Circle of Healing model to teach about the California Gold Rush and Missions in a healing and empowering way that brings all students together. This will be done using resistance stories, primary sources, and contemporary resources created by Native educators. These resources will provide insight, inspiration, and testimonial justice from the lived experiences of Indigenous people during the Gold Rush and history of the Missions.