Episode 60: Borderland Indigeneity w/Carlos Aceves!
Tales From Aztlantis
Exploring Applied Indigenous Pedagogy and the Shinashti Project
The Shinashti Project involves setting up a charter school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as an example of applied indigenous pedagogy. The project aims at offering a complete curriculum guide for day-to-day interactions in the classroom, focusing on early childhood education. The origins of the Shinashti Project go back to 1990 in Scottsdale, Arizona, with educators aiming to introduce Nowat culture into public education. The project follows a ceremonial framework where children participate in a circle, integrating language arts, mathematics, and history into the learning process.
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