PPT-Native American Heritage Month

November Celebrates Presented by the DMV Affirmative Action Unit The existence of indigenous Native Americans predates colonialization The usual theory of the settlement of the Americas is that the earliest peoples of the Americas came from Asia over a land bridge which connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait during a period of glaciation when the sea water level was lower. Month . 2014. “. Native Pride and Spirit: Yesterday, Today and Forever”. Theme . provided by. : . Society . of American Indian Government . Employees. National American Indian . Heritage Month. 2. Fry Bread Clan. Challenges/Mountains to Climb. looking for acceptance of being Native. Education in our ways and in higher education and trades. Youth participation. Finding our voice – ‘too shy’ – appear insecure. 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 Month 4 Month Month Month 0.00 Month Month 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Month Month Arizona Arizona fourteen (14) Arizona receipt of this Order Arizona Support Payment Clearinghouse fifty perce Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . Core Principles. 1. Classes occur 80-90% in French; . 2. All variants of the French language, including the local variant in Maine, are celebrated with the children; . 3. The aim is to show the children that language and culture are inextricably linked and by valuing one we value the other. . The cultivation of the soul . or . mind. The . full “expression” of the unique “authentic” self.. A Heritage Rich in Culture. Columbus led the way. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th centuries, their populations were ravaged, by the privations of displacement, by disease, and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them. The first Native American group encountered by Columbus, the 250,000 Arawaks of Haiti, were enslaved. Only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was extinct before 1650.. Special Commemorations and ethnic . OBSERVANCEs. ETHNIC OBSERVANCES. . . . ORGANIZATION. . DATE. . LOCATION. Native American/Alaskan Native Heritage Month . Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Department of Social Sciences. Painting by Shari Erickson. National Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2018. National . Caribbean-American Heritage Month is celebrated each June. . Check out some good dvds, and books by native authors:. Sherman Alexie. N. Scott Momaday. Louise Erdrich. James Wilson. Jim Northrup. Peter Razer. Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. Linda Hogan. Leslie Marmon . Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well. November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions Bell Work. Estimate . the approximate populations of the following places in 1500:. Paris . London . British . Isles . France . Answers!. The populations were as follows: . Paris. : 200,000 . London. Federal Program . The Title VI program is part of the United States federal government that is a result of the treaties signed between the United States and the Native American Tribes.. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the purpose of the Title VI Indian Education Program is “to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, post-secondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, so that such students can meet the same challenging academic achievement standards as all other students are expected to meet.”.