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Native Education

Improve outcomes for Native students with educational practices that sustain Indigenous cultures and honor Tribal sovereignty.

American Indian and Alaska Native students hold valuable cultural assets that support their learning. Our team helps you build on those strengths and improve Native student outcomes using a culturally responsive and sustaining approach. Leveraging our expertise in Native education and your community knowledge, we develop research and evaluation projects, professional development, and curricula that center Tribal culture, history, and ways of knowing. Whether you want to support Native educators, engage Native communities, or teach Native language and culture, we co-create solutions that honor Tribal sovereignty and help Native students thrive.

Native Education Specialties

  • Tribal consultation
  • Indigenous English language learners and Tribal language preservation
  • Professional development
  • Strategic planning

Featured Work

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Professional Development

Bringing Tribal History, Culture, and Contemporary Contributions into the Classroom

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Applied Research

Supporting Tribal College Student Success with Data

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Training & Curriculum Development

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Tribal Curriculum Development

Our Experts

  • Mandy Smoker Broaddus
    Mandy Smoker Broaddus

    Leader

  • RunningHorse Livingston
    RunningHorse Livingston

    Managing Consultant

  • Emi Fujita-Conrads
    Emi Fujita-Conrads

    Senior Researcher

Building a clear path toward better education for all, together

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Insights & Resources

  • Teachers meeting together

    Technical Assistance That Works: From Collaboration to Capacity

    Learn about phase 2 of the Education Northwest technical assistance approach: collaborative implementation.

  • Revisiting the Indian Reading Series

    A Legacy of Native Excellence: Revisiting the Indian Reading Series

    Some of the creators of the Indian Reading Series—140 stories from nearly two dozen Tribes around the Northwest—reflect on how it came to be and why it remains a valuable resource today.

  • A Framework for Tribally Specific Pedagogy

    From Status Quo to Sovereignty: A Framework for Tribally Specific Pedagogy

    Our Indigenous Framework for Self-Determined Pedagogy engages Tribes and education systems to improve learning experiences for Native students.

  • Q & A w/ Denise Juneau

    Lessons Learned from a Career in Indian Education: A Conversation with Denise Juneau

    Education Northwest Senior Fellow and former Montana State Superintendent Denise Juneau talks about the lasting legacy of Indian Education for All and the power of culturally responsive education.

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    Improving the Accuracy of Native Student Identification

    Many Native students do not receive the services they are entitled to, simply because they are not identified as Native when they enroll in school.

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