Indigenous Online Resources

Indigenous Internet Resources

With the increase in diversity, many scholars and educators see the need of deepening awareness and increasing one’s knowledge of the unique assets, strengths and needs among Indigenous Peoples. The purpose of these resources is represent a holistic approach to education and well-being.

These resources are designed to provide online information focused on Native, Indigenous and Mestizo communities in the following domains:

• Education
• Indigenous scholarship/journals
• Culture and organizations
• Health
• Arts
• Indigenous global and national forums

The initial vision of these resources was to assist teachers in developing culturally congruent and responsive curricula and respective educational materials and lesson plans.  Based on current research, we recognized the need to broaden our vision to promote inclusivity within indigenous communities and across professions.

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Education

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction:  Indian Education	http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/Curriculum.aspx
Tribal Sovereignty/Overview House Bill 1495:  Since Time Immemorial:  Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State	http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/TribalSovereignty/default.aspx http://www.indian-ed.org/
Teaching about Indians Grades K-6	http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/Curriculum/Content-ActivitiesTeachingAboutNA.pdf
Teaching about Indians Grades 7-12	http://www.k12.wa.us/IndianEd/Curriculum/IndiansofWashingtonState.pdf
Shadow of the Salmon Curriculum for 8th Grade Teachers	http://education.wsu.edu/nativeclearinghouse/achievementgap/ShadowoftheSalmonCurriculumGuide(4).pdf
Math in Indigenous Weaving – An Overview	http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/Tlingit/MathinWeaving/overview.html
Alaska Native Knowledge/Culturally-Based Curriculum Resources	http://ankn.uaf.edu/Resources/course/view.php?id=2
Alaska Native Knowledge Network—Online Curriculum Resources	http://ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/resources.html
Tlingit Moon & Tide Teaching Curriculum:  Elementary Level	http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/curriculum/Tlingit/Salmon/graphics/moonandtides.pdf
Mesoamerican/Aztec Culture	http://mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/
Culturally Responsive Classrooms – Resources	http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/heupena/resources/
Early Childhood, K-12, Post High Education, Educational Policy and Initiatives	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/reports.php
Teaching and Learning with Aloha:  Successful Strategies for Engaging Hawaiian Learners (includes Executive Summary, Working Group Chapters, Assessment and Advocacy)	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/nll_full_report.php
Working Group Chapters	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/PDFS/Reports/Na-Lau-Lama/Chapter%202%20Working%20Group%20Final.pdf
Examples of Culture-Based Educational Programs for Native Hawaiians	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/PDFS/Reports/Na-Lau-Lama/Chapter%203%20Examples%20of%20Culture%20based%20Ed%20Programs_Final.pdf
Indigenous Assessment Toolkit	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/Indigenous_toolkit/index.php

 

 Indigenous Scholarship/Journals

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center	http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/
UCLA American Indian Studies Center	http://www.aisc.ucla.edu/
Julian Samora Research Institute	http://www.jsri.msu.edu/
Inter-University Program for Latino Research	http://iuplr.nd.edu/index.php
Pew Research Hispanic Center	http://www.pewhispanic.org/
Journal of American Indian Education	http://jaie.asu.edu/
Journal of Indigenous Research	http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/kicjir/
Journal of Indigenous Social Development	http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/jisd/
Hulili:  Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being	http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/hulili.php

Culture and Organizations

Nez Perce Tribe	http://www.nezperce.org/
Coeur d’Alene Tribe	http://www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/Default.aspx
Kalispel Tribe of Indians	http://www.kalispeltribe.com/
Indigenous Cultures Institute	http://www.indigenouscultures.org/
Méixco Nación MMulticultural	http://www.nacionmulticultural.unam.mx/
Hawai’inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge	http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/hawaiian/index.html
Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language	http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/hawaiian/kawaihuelani.htm
Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies	http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/hawaiian/kamakakuokalani.htm
Alu Like, Inc.	http://www.alulike.org/index.htm
Office of Hawaiian Affairs	http://www.oha.org/
Hawaiian Cultural Center	http://kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu/

Health

Institute of Translational Health Sciences	https://www.iths.org/
Traditional Medicine without Borders:  Curanderismo in the Southwest & Mexico	http://curanderismo.unm.edu/
Centro de Desarrollo Humano Hacia la Comunidad	http://cedehc.com/
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities	http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/american_publications.asp
American Indian Disability Resources	http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/culture/american-indian.html
Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation	http://www.canar.org/
National Indian Parent Information Center	http://www.nipic.org/
The Office of Minority Health	http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
National Indian Health Board	http://www.nihb.org/
Department of Native Hawaiian Health	http://www3.jabsom.hawaii.edu/dnhh/
Native Hawaiian Center for Excellence	http://www.hawaii.edu/nhcoe/
Papa Ola Lokahi	http://www.papaolalokahi.org/
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center	http://www.wcchc.com/
Native Hawaiian Health Systems	http://hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/rural-health/pco/nhhs.html/
Moloka’i Community Health Center	http://www.molokaichc.org/content/overview-organization

Arts

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane	http://northwestmuseum.org/
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian	http://nmai.si.edu/home/
	http://nmai.si.edu/visit/newyork/
Evergreen Longhouse	http://www.evergreen.edu/longhouse/
Mesoamerican/Aztec Culture	http://mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/

Indigenous, Global and National Forums

United Nationals Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues	http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples.aspx
The World Bank & Indigenous Peoples	http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/EXTINDPEOPLE/0,,menuPK:407808~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:407802,00.html
First Peoples:  New Directions in Indigenous Studies	http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/