Indian Education
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss."
Black Elk
Medicine man and Holy man, Ogalala Lakota
Contact us.
Dr. JeanAnn Gaona,
Deputy Superintendent
(405)390-5487
jgaona@cnpschools.org
Debbie Worley
Director S.T.E.M.
dworley@cnpschools.org
(405) 390-5522
Sina Nay
Adm Asst Indian Ed
(405)390-5487
snay@cnpschools.org
Did you miss your Talking Stick for this month?
The Title VI and J.O.M. programs are designed to connect Native American students with programs and resources to reach their educational goals. Choctaw/Nicoma Park Schools serve over 700 Native American students from 33 Tribes.
The Met
New York, NY
The Met in New York has a wonderful exhibit dealing with the Plains Indians and their artwork. There are amazing pictures, videos, and texts available on their website detailing this exhibit. Click HERE to take virtual tours of this incredible display.
*The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky
This exhibition unites Plains Indian masterworks found in European and North American collections, from pre-contact to contemporary, ranging from a two-thousand-year-old human-effigy stone pipe to contemporary paintings, photographs, and a video-installation piece. Works of art collected centuries ago by French traders and travelers are seen together with those acquired by Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition of 1804–06, along with objects from the early reservation period and recent works created in dialogue with traditional forms and ideas.
The distinct Plains aesthetic—singular, ephemeral, and materially rich—are revealed through an array of forms and media: painting and drawing; sculptural works in stone, wood, antler, and shell; porcupine-quill and glass-bead embroidery; feather work; painted robes depicting figures and geometric shapes; richly ornamented clothing; composite works; and ceremonial objects. Many nations, including Osage, Quapaw, Omaha, Crow, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Lakota, Blackfeet, Pawnee, Kiowa, Comanche, and Meskwaki are represented.
*From the MET website
Title VI Public Hearing
Thank you to all who attended the Title VI Hearing
Below, please find the agenda and a video of the meeting for those who were unable to attend.