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 29 Session Details

Introduction of the Wiyot Cultural Center Da gou rou louwi’ (“the ongoing return of all”). When naming the new Cultural Center, Da gou rou louwi’ Cultural Center, the Wiyot people wanted a name that described a place that would house the ongoing return of all thoughts, things, ideas, and initiatives that are important to Wiyot people. Klamath Trinity Indian Education program received the Indian Land Tenure grant for creating K-8th grade curriculum about the Yurok, Karuk, and Hoopa Tribes that met California state educational standards for language arts. Lessons range from ceremonial uses of feathers to tribal sovereignty, water rights to tribal leadership.