Indigenous Science Education Activities

Members of the Indigenous Science Education Network from the state superintendent's office assembled this collection of family activities. These activities center on indigenous ways of knowing and Native culture and are designed to affirm resiliency and self-care, getting your children away from their computer screens, and engaging in learning that is fun for the family. 

• Self-care BINGO
• Hot Chocolate Breathing
• Traditional Games Unit
• Resilience is in Our Blood: An Herbal Guide to Collective Protection and Healing During COVID-19
• Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum Salmon Activity Book
• My Little Nature Almanac
• Calling Out the Power
• Digging into the Pain
• Okanagan Salish eBooks - eBOOKS & Videos | Mysite (wixsite.com)

Winter 2020 Native Youth and Family Packet Planning Team Members:

• Patricia Whitefoot - Yakama Nation, Co-chair ATNI Education Committee
• Paul Williams – Biologist with the Suquamish Tribe
• Jennifer LeBret – Spokane Tribe, Braided Education Consulting
• Polo Hernandez - Braided Education Consulting
• Johnny Buck – Wanapum/Yakama, Chair ATNI Youth Committee
• James Macrae – Falcon Cultural Resources
• Jon Claymore - Cheyenne River Sioux, Executive Director Office of Native Education (OSPI)
• Shandy Abrahamson – Colville/Spokane, Career Connected Learning Tribal Engagement Specialist Office of Native Education (OSPI)
• Laura Lynn – Chickasaw descendent, Program Supervisor Office of Native Education (OSPI)