RED INK Indigenous Initiative for All: Creativity and Collaboration at Work

Key Partners RED INK Indigenous Initiative for All brings together key partners and participants, both on and off the Arizona State University campus and infrastructure. Among the crucial participants in the Initiative are Indigenous nations of the Southwest (expanding outward from central Arizona)   Tribal school districts, associations, professional organizations

The RED INK Initiative is an interrelated set of campus, regional, national and international projects, including an international journal, to achieve the following mission and goals in collaboration with Indigenous communities.

Mission To Develop and Improve: Avenues of access to higher education for Indigenous communities and pathways to success for Native students  

Mission To Develop and Improve: (2) World access to Indigenous creative, artistic, and intellectual expression

Mission To Develop and Improve: (3) Discourse among Native and non-Native communities about Indigenous issues 

Goals To form a consortium of partners to include local, regional, national and international Indigenous tribal governments and their cultural and educational programs and systems.

Goals To create, provide, process, and promote Indigenous K-12 curriculum materials locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally-as done by the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Goals To create discourse communities among Native K-12 students, teachers, and counselors, as well as tribal leaders, tribal members, and all interested Native and Non-Native parties.

Goals To promote and provide culturally sustaining pedagogy through traditional Indigenous cultural resources and professional development and electronic data base resources.

Goals To develop Indigenous youth leaders. Brooke Overture, of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, listens to first lady Michelle Obama speak at the first White House Tribal Youth Gathering, Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Washington.

Goals To affirm equity of access to community arts, education, and youth among and across all tribal nations.

Goals To provide, foster and promote Indigenous cultural events for all ages.

Goals To increase Indigenous student presence and success in higher education through: increased participation and involvement in higher education among Indigenous families, youth, and communities through events and institutional resources    increased Indigenous application numbers.  increased Indigenous access and participation in precollege programs, such as dual enrollment first year college courses taught in high schools and on campus bridge programs improved college retention

Initial Projects First issue launch of RED INK: International Journal of Indigenous Literature, Art, & Humanities (First issue in print today, April 22!)

Initial Projects RED INK Initiative for All Kickoff Event, April 22

Initial Projects RED INK Indigenous Cultural Events Series for Teens (funding AWARDED by AZ Humanities Council) (1) Jaisey Bates, Native playwright and actress; (2) Yellowbird Hoop Dancers (3) Talon Ducheneaux, Native hip hop culture (4) Reuben Cruz, spoken word poetry (5) Drew Hayden Taylor, Indigenous young adult author and nonfiction writer     

Initial Projects I(n)spire Summer Program for High School Students (Funding AWARDED by AZ Community Foundation) Collaboration with American Indian Student Support Services, University Academic Success Programs, STEM Preparing Native high school students for future success as college students, adult professionals, and publication and journal editors.

Initial Projects Indigenous K-12/ASU Library Children’s and Young Adult Literature Consortium (Grant application through State Of Public Arizona Library) Seeking tribal library partners Forming a consortium to design project together