Native Community

Season 2, Bonus Episode: Investing in Native Leadership

In this special bonus episode, we hear from guest host and Teach For America alum Kayla Camacho (Dallas-Fort Worth ‘14) and leaders across our network who are innovating culturally relevant methods for recruiting and supporting Native educators to better serve Native students' success.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

A Key to Native Students’ Success: Making the Teaching Profession a Home for Native Educators

Teachers and leaders across the Teach For America network are supporting Native students’ success by innovating approaches to recruiting and retaining Native educators.

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

Episode 6: Rooted in Relationship

Staff and students at Todd County Middle School in Mission, South Dakota discuss how they are building healthy student-staff relationships that center Lakota culture and values.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

Think Beyond November: Learning Indigenous History and Perspectives All Year

Centering Native voices—and connecting the past to the present—are a crucial part of Indigenous studies.

Kelly Pratt

Copy Chief, One Day

The U.S. Launched a War Against Indigenous Children. My Father Survived.

Native American boarding schools in the U.S. were part of a systematic attempt to erase Indigenous language and culture.

James Courage Singer

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies, Salt Lake Community College

Mer Young

Illustrator

‘Ohana and ‘Āina: Connecting Family, Farming, and Freedom

Join 16-year-old high school student Jade Onaka in this animated video as she explores her family’s history to learn about the farming practices and Indigenous food systems that sustained Hawaiians for generations.

Joel Serin-Christ

Author

Jade Onaka

Director

Leah Nichols

Animator

A Family Finds Freedom Through Lakota Language

Winona Little Owl narrates her family’s story of learning their Native language, Lakota, and how the journey helped them reclaim their freedom.

Winona Little Owl

Director

Leah Nichols

Animator

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

A Multigenerational Effort to Eliminate a Racist Mascot

How one school district decided it was time for change and navigated choosing a new mascot.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

Desiree Rios

Photographer

Centering the Native Experience in the Classroom

Guilford County Schools educator Stephen Bell (Lumbee Nation) shares seven tips about incorporating Indigenous perspectives authentically in your classroom.

Stephen Bell

Indian Ed Coordinator in the Office of Equity with Guilford County Schools

When Will History Be Taught Honestly?

If students are to explore America's unvarnished history and grapple with its consequences, teachers must dislodge long-held narratives. Will it take a generation?

Samantha Hernandez