SFUSD Indian Education Program

SY 2018-19 Annual Report

Our Mission •  The Indian Education Program, Title VI, supports the unique

educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian/Alaskan Native students in the San Francisco Unified School District.

•  The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of parents and teachers that help determine the Indian Education Program’s goals and advises on the distribution of funds for the program services that will be provided. The PAC elects new representatives each year.

Parent Advisory Council (PAC) • Chairperson: Lisa Miller • Secretary: Melanie Antone-Gordon • Student Representative: Kai Anderson • Teacher Representative: Amy Anderson • Parent Representative: Jasmine Lee, Celeste Aguilar, Judy Aguilar, Fitzpatrick Roanhorse Indian Education Program Staff •  Coordinator: Paloma Flores •  Mentor/Tutor Support: Lukas Aguilar

Native American History ●  1832 - Responsibility for Indian

Education is assigned to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

●  1870 - Ulysses S. Grant’s “Peace Policy” ●  1879 - Carlisle Indian School ●  1887 - Dawes Act ●  1920 - Meriam report ●  1924 - Indian Citizenship Act ●  1933 - the Indian New Deal ●  1934 - Dawes Act is repealed

-  Johnson-O'Malley Act passes -  Indian Reorganization Act -  Beginning of public schools

●  1948 - “Termination Period” ●  1950 - “Termination” debate

continues to threaten Indian-run schools.

●  1968 - Indian Civil Rights Act ●  1969 - The Kennedy Report ●  1970 – End of the Termination Period ●  1972 – The Indian Education Act ●  1974 - Title IV is amended ●  1975 - Indian Self Determination Act

●  1978 - American Indian Religious Freedom Act ●  1990 - Native American Languages Act ●  1991 - “Indian Nations at risk” ●  1998 - President Clinton's Executive Order ●  2001 - The No Child Left Behind Act ●  2006 - Esther Martinez Native American

Language Preservation Act ●  2011- President Obama signed an Executive

Order for the creation of an inter-agency work group.

●  2018 - Pioneer Statue Removal (SF) ●  2018 – The first 3 American Indian Congress

Women Elected, Deb Haaland (NM), Sharice Davids (Kansas), and Kristi Noem (S. Dakota)

●  2019 California State Legislature -10 Native Democrat Members – James C. Ramos, Chair (California Indian)

●  2019 – May 5th designated as SF City & County Day of MMIW Awareness Day

SY18-19 Highlights & Successes •  Maintain multimedia Diné and Lakóta language libraries •  Implement pilot Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District, KTJUSD, K-8

curriculum library established at Indian Education Program Center as reference for SFUSD educators

•  Increase teacher involvement with three Native American teachers •  Continuation of official monthly PAC meetings •  Indian Ed. Alumni returned throughout the year to support the program after they

graduated •  Indian Education Program students and alumni continue collaboration with Google

to create an Indigenous Mapping Project and build leadership skills and entrepreneurial motivation

•  VAPA funding to expand Indian Ed Cultural Arts expansion program •  The departments of C & I and State and Federal Programs toured the California

Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) to begin a partnership with CIMCC •  10th Annual Wisdom Moving Forward event featured native professionals Dr.

BullTail as keynote speaker •  The Summer Science Program 2nd trip to SeaHorse Ranch to reconnect to their

spirits and earth based true values •  SFUSD outreached to Indian Ed to provide support for Foster & adopted families •  BACAIR (Bay Area Collaboration of American Indian Resources)

American Indian Heritage Night City Hall 2019

Successes

Democratic Convention – Native American Caucus Original Vote To Paint Down the Washington High School Murals 6/25/19 by BOE – Vote later compromised and changed

Ongoing ●  K-12 academic support: Helping students connect with district &

school resources to support their academic success ●  Family support: Providing direct support to families in connecting to

district & community resources ●  Tutoring/drop-in hours & access to Sanchez Elementary Food Bank

provided at the Indian Education Center ●  Academic Intervention Services at school sites ●  Inter-Departmental Collaboration ●  Cultural Nights have included instruction in beading, basket weaving,

and sewing DIY projects ●  Indian Education Center features a library of culturally relevant books

and other educational materials, as well as computers for student use ●  We are proud of our ongoing collaboration with NAHC, Friendship

House, Washoe Tribe of Nevada TANF, CIMCC and United Indian Nations Inc. This collaboration is integral to supporting our students and their families as a whole, it takes a village

Socio-Economic Challenges to Educational Success ●  Trauma layered with Historical Intergenerational Trauma, MMIW ●  Internal identity struggle/feeling disconnected ●  Lowest graduation rates nationwide ●  Cultural appropriation, racial mis-identification, stereotyping ●  Economic barriers, SF Bay Area housing crisis ●  High risk transitional age youth ●  Loss of indigenous languages ●  Need for curriculum rooted in cultural humility, inclusivity and respect ●  Lack of training around Youth Culture and the need to not criminalize students ●  Addiction ●  Lack of access to indigenous foods leading to health issues like diabetes ●  Negative and lack of Native American representation in media ●  The only identified ethnic group who have to prove their identity through blood

quantum similar to that of horses and dogs ●  Cultural homogenization – aka Pan Indigeneity ●  Reluctant in self identifying out of fear stemming from historical context ●  Mistrust of Government officials based on historical experience since contact ●  Continued violation of agreements made with and on behalf of our students i.e.

original vote on Washington High School Murals that was retracted and changed to satisfy political pressure at our children’s expense

Indian Education Program Graduate Successes

Top Priorities The Majority of the items on this list have not been met •  Require ongoing training for all SFUSD schools and departments to be provided by the

California Indian Museum & Cultural Center (CIMCC) •  Require a Native American culture unit in the SFUSD 4th Grade curriculum that explores cultural

tradition, a history of resistance and modern contributions in curricular development through regular interaction with the Indian Ed. Parent Advisory Council, continued collaboration with the Social Studies – Humanities Ethnic Studies team and cultural bearers in the American Indian community. Complete by SY 20-21

•  Require implementation of KTJUSD (Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District) curriculum for all intended grade levels by SY 20-21 at all SFUSD schools, K-8

•  Require creation of a language pathway for Native American youth to learn their languages in place of their foreign language requirement to be in place SY 20-21

•  Require inclusion of the California Indian ABCs book for kindergarten curriculum •  Require a copy of the California Indian ABCs book in every school Library •  Active recruitment, hiring, and retention of Native American/Alaskan Native and especially

California Indian teachers in SFUSD Academic + Social/Emotional Support

Immediate commitment to increase and sustain the Indian Ed. Program staffing for academic, afterschool and cultural enrichment programs

Policy & Operations •  Provide preferred school selection eligibility and placement for Native American students •  Require accurate identification procedure i.e. annual training of EPC staff at Indian Ed. Center to

accurately identify Native American/Alaskan Native Students and provide 506 Forms during application process

Represented Tribes in SFUSD Indian Ed. Program Ahkaamaymowin Metis Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Blackfoot Nation Cherokee Nation Cheyenne River Sioux Chickasaw Nation Chilkat Tribe Chiricahua Apache Choctaw Nation Comanche Tribe Creek Nation Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

Hunkpapa Kewa Pueblo Little Lake Pomo Miwok Mono Navajo Nation Nomlaki Northern Cheyenne Oglala Sioux Ohlone (Ramaytush) Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Pima Pit River Nation Quechan Indian Tribe

Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians Rosebud Sioux Seminole Nation Standing Rock Sioux Te-Moak Western Shoshone Tesuque Pueblo Tohono O’odham Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Walker River Paiute Wintun Yaqui Yokayo Band of Pomo Zuni

Questions? The SFUSD Indian Education Program Parent Advisory Committee invites you to attend: 10th Annual End of the Semester Community Celebration December 20, 2019 5:30-8:30pm, Sanchez Elementary Auditorium & 11th Annual Wisdom Moving Forward Cultural Event Honoring our students & Elders on Saturday, May 30, 2020 12pm-4pm at Sanchez Elementary School Auditorium