Native American Program

On Monday, April 13 – “We Shall Remain.” From the award-winning PBS series American Experience – We Shall Remain, a provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. This series is highly acclaimed by Native Americans. For more information: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/



Change is Needed By All

 

CHANGE IS NEEDED BY ALL

Victor S. Gonzales, Principal

La Luz Elementary School

The year 2009 looks to be an unprecedented time in American history! A very important election has just passed and we, educators, are anxiously waiting to see if our elected officials will actually “walk the walk”. Change was the term used by most, if not all politicians spoken across our country. Our economy



Indian Education fom A to Z – Z

Zuni Tribe

from www.crystalinks.com/zuni.html

The Zuni or Ashiwi are a Native American tribe, one of the Pueblo peoples, who live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico. Zuni is 55 km (35 miles) south of Gallup, New Mexico and has a population of about 6,000, nearly all Native Americans, with 43.0% of the population below the poverty line.

Many… >> Continue reading: Indian Education fom A to Z - Z



Indian Education fom A to Z – Y

You already possess everything necessary to become great.

(Crow Proverb)



Indian Education from A to Z – X

X – The Four Directions – X

Native American Medicine Wheels teach people about their place in the universe and their relationship to all things on Earth. The Four Directions, inherent within medicine wheels, represent East, West, North, and South each have their own meanings.  There are many interpretations, and they may vary from tribe to tribe. Here are a few aspects, according to our… >> Continue reading: Indian Education from A to Z - X



Indian Education from A to Z – W

When you were born, you cried
and the world rejoiced.
Live your life
so that when you die,
the world cries and you rejoice.

White Elk… >> Continue reading: Indian Education from A to Z - W



Indian Education from A to Z – V

 

 

Very seldom now do I catch one familiar note from those early warblers of the woods. They have all passed away …

I now listen to the songs of other birds that have come with the advance of civilization … and, like the wild wood birds our fathers used to hold their breath to hear, they sing in concert, without pride, without envy, without… >> Continue reading: Indian Education from A to Z - V



Indian Education from A to Z – U

Ute Prayer

Earth teach me stillness
as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring
as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage
as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation
as the ant which crawls on



Indian Education from A to Z – T

Those who have one foot in the canoe and one foot in the boat
are going to fall into the river.

(Tuscarora Proverb)



Indian Education from A to Z – S

Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that “thought comes before speech.”

And in the midst of sorrow, sickness, death, or misfortune of any kind, and in the presence of the notable and great, silence was a mark of respect. More powerful than words… >> Continue reading: Indian Education from A to Z - S



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