1. WyomingPBS NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL MODULES
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2017 Native American Educational Conference

2. Outline of Presentation
History of Project
How to Find Project
Modules
HB 0076
What’s Next?

3. History of Project 2015 – Grant through the Wyoming Legislature
Community meetings in Ft. Washakie, Ethete and Arapaho
Videos developed
Script and videos reviewed by tribal members
Teachers selected
Lesson Plans Developed to Wyoming State Standards (8th grade) and aligned to Common Core Standards

4. How to Find Project windriveredu.org OR
Wyoming Department of Education
In the Classroom – Native American Education – Wind River Education Project

5. 6 Educational Modules – 8 instructional videos with 20 Lesson plans
#1. “Why Teach Native American History” – (intro video 4:04)
#2. “Who are the People of the Wind River Reservation” (4:18)
#3. “Who are the Eastern Shoshone” (9:19)
#4. “Who are the Northern Arapaho” (9:03)
#5. “How Does Tribal Government Work on Wind River” (8:39)
#6. “Preserving the Ways – Culture and Tradition” (6:20)

6. Why Teach Native American History
Video is 4:04 long

7. Who are the People of the Wind River Reservation
Video is 4:18 long
Included are 3 lesson plans with 13 External Resources

8. Who are the Eastern Shoshone
Video is 9:19 long
Included are 3 lesson plans (1 STEM) with 8 External Resources and an additional Video “Washakie – Last Chief of the Eastern Shoshone” - Video is 57:40 long and includes 3 lesson plans with 10 External Resources

9. Who are the Northern Arapaho
Video is 9:03 long
Included are 4 lesson plans (1 STEM) with 17 External Resources

10. How Does Tribal Government Work on Wind River
Video is 8:39 long
Included are 2 lesson plans with 2 External Resources

11. Preserving the Ways – Culture and Tradition
Video is 6:02 long
Included are 3 lesson with 14 External Resources
Additional Video Included “Lived History” with 2 lesson plans and 5 External Resources.

12. HB 0076 ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO. HB0076
ENROLLED ACT NO. 119, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2017 GENERAL SESSION
AN ACT relating to public education; providing that the heritage, history and contributions of American Indian tribes be addressed through education; imposing requirements on the state board of education and the department of education; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S is created to read:
ARTICLE 6
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
American Indian educational program.
(a) The state board through the department of education shall, in cooperation with tribes of the region including the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes, evaluate and review existing state social studies content and performance standards to ensure the cultural heritage, history and contemporary contributions of American Indians are addressed in the Wyoming social studies content and performance standards.
(b) The department shall, in consultation with tribes of the region including the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes, make available materials and resources on the department's official web site to assist school districts in meeting social studies benchmarks within Wyoming social studies content and performance standards relating to the study of American Indian tribes.
Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
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13. What’s Next?? In The Works:
Addition of one more lesson plan to the Lived History Video
Addition under Module 3 of a Video of the Buffalo Reintroduction to the Wind River Reservation with 3 lesson plans (STEM plan and Culture-based plan)
2 lesson plans for Module 1
Shorter lesson plans (45 min each) for Modules 2, 3, 5 and 6