On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge-Generatin ...

Joely Proudfit

• 08 september 2017
• 9781681239132

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This book focuses on the 110 tribes in California and best practices for educating native students in K-16. It covers the history of California Indian education, current policies, and themes like sustainability, economic development, health, wellness, and historical trauma.

On Indian Ground: California is the first in a series of ten books on American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian education. The focus of this text is the 110 tribes in California and the best practices available to educators of native students in K-16.

This volume explores the history of California Indian education as well as current policies on early childhood education, gifted education, curriculum, counseling, funding, and research. The chapters provide a unique look at crosscutting themes, such as sustainability, economic development, health and wellness, and historical trauma and bias.