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
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.
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
Responding to the Pandemic’s Impact on Native Students
Native educators are confronting COVID-19 in their communities with compassion and resilience.
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
It's Past Time to Eliminate Racist Native Mascots
Native communities and allies have pushed to remove Native mascots from sports teams for decades. This work has never been more important for Teach For America and our students.
WaziHanska Cook
High Schoolers on What Success Means to Them
In their own words, four students define success and the tools they need to achieve it. Note to grown-ups: It's not about the money.
Sanai Metoyer
Carlos Jimenez
Harrison Yazzie
Gabrielle Taylor
Promoting Indigenous Sovereignty Through Education
Leaders share how they creating opportunities for students to receive an education rooted in Indigenous values.
Preserving Native Languages in the Classroom
How two TFA alums are passing on their Indigenous languages to the next generation of students.
Historical Movement Building in Native California and Beyond
From the heart of California, a second-generation alum leads a healing and racial justice movement to protect sovereign nations and honor the sacred—restoring Native land and people.From the heart of California, a second-generation alum leads a healing and racial justice movement to protect sovereign nations and honor the sacred—restoring Native land and people.
Terria Smith