So You Mean Well, You Found Us, Now What?
Mentor 1
Margaret Noodin
Mentor 2
Patricia Torres Najera
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
27-4-2018 1:00 PM
Description
American Indian youth have the highest rate of suicide among all other ethnic groups in the United States and is the second leading cause of death for American Indian youth aged 15 – 24 (NCAI, 2018). Even with the enactment of Wisconsin Act 31, that requires all public school districts and pre-service education programs to provide instruction on the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s eleven federally recognized American Indian nations and tribal communities, there is a staggering amount of cultural injustices, inappropriate interactions and harmful stereotypes occurring daily across Wisconsin. This includes incidents that have happened right here on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. These incidents leave lasting scars on our American Indian youth and have contributed to the percentage of American Indian youth who have left mother earth too soon by suicide. Through questionnaires, interviews and journals this preliminary research project anticipates the need for more culturally relevant and respectful education for educators across Wisconsin at all levels in the educational system. This project will be used to develop an American Indian educational resource page that will be added to the Electa Quinney Institute website in hopes to bring about lasting respect and reverence for the American Indian nations and tribal communities within Wisconsin.Will come back to this.
So You Mean Well, You Found Us, Now What?
Union Wisconsin Room
American Indian youth have the highest rate of suicide among all other ethnic groups in the United States and is the second leading cause of death for American Indian youth aged 15 – 24 (NCAI, 2018). Even with the enactment of Wisconsin Act 31, that requires all public school districts and pre-service education programs to provide instruction on the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s eleven federally recognized American Indian nations and tribal communities, there is a staggering amount of cultural injustices, inappropriate interactions and harmful stereotypes occurring daily across Wisconsin. This includes incidents that have happened right here on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. These incidents leave lasting scars on our American Indian youth and have contributed to the percentage of American Indian youth who have left mother earth too soon by suicide. Through questionnaires, interviews and journals this preliminary research project anticipates the need for more culturally relevant and respectful education for educators across Wisconsin at all levels in the educational system. This project will be used to develop an American Indian educational resource page that will be added to the Electa Quinney Institute website in hopes to bring about lasting respect and reverence for the American Indian nations and tribal communities within Wisconsin.Will come back to this.
