Native American Success Collective

Outdoor learning provides an opportunity to share Native American connections to the land, water, plants and animals. It is a nice change from the classroom and a way to engage with students in a meaningful way. What a beautiful day to share some tribal history and lifeways with some fifth graders. I also get to share some Warm Springs/Ichishkin language for animals we may see throughout the day.

This group of educators was engaged and shared their wonderful insight on books by Native American authors. The opportunity to partner and form ideas for future lessons is empowering. The day also included a stem lesson and a closer look at tribal first foods and their importance to the tribal practices. The Tribal history title can be misleading because there is a lot of discussion of current lifeways. It is important that these educators are taught both to gain a better understanding about the neighboring tribal nations. Our story. Our perspective.