Native Ways of Knowing- Virtual Book Clubs

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Please note this book club meets on the following Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:00 pm:

Event Dates: 09/12/2024 | 09/26/2024 | 10/17/2024 | 10/24/2024 | 10/31/2024 | 11/07/2024 | 12/12/2024 | 12/19/2024 | 01/16/2025 | 01/23/2025 | 02/13/2025 | 02/20/2025 | 02/27/2025 | 03/13/2025 | 03/20/2025 | 03/27/2025 | 04/17/2025 | 04/24/2025 | 05/08/2025 | 05/15/2025 | 05/22/2025

California Indian Education for All and the San Diego County Office of Education are hosting a free Native Ways of Knowing webinar series. K-12 educators, librarians, administrators, and tribal community are invited to learn from several renowned Native American and Alaska Native authors, professors, scholars, and change makers. Participants will access free culturally responsive literacy resources to improve representations and classroom climates for teaching and learning about California’s First Peoples. Live and interactive webinar Book Clubs are designed for participants to gain knowledge on supporting literacy, cultural competency, and culturally responsive instruction for all students, especially Native American students and families. Each session will have access to free lesson plans, resources, and instructional resources. We welcome those who share a commitment for improving access, opportunities, and support to allow Native American students and families to thrive in school.

Participants will reflect on the following:

• Whose stories do we chose to promote?
• How can we design more actively-centered Native stories and experiences?
• How can we use children's books to broaden our community conversation about race and decolonization?
• What ways can schools design programs and structures to honor Native Ways of Knowing?

We are thrilled to be hosting our 4th year of Native Ways of Knowing Virtual Book Clubs and Webinars on select Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. PST. Over the past three years we have hosted over 25 free, virtual Native Ways of Knowing Book Clubs and purchased thousands of books for teachers, librarians, Tribal education staff, Native youth, tribal communities, and Native families through grant funds. We are eager to host another year of NWOK Book Clubs. Each of our LIVE Book Club webinars have an attendance of about 60 to 200 participants.

Jan 16 - Michaela Goade, Berry Song, Remember, We Are Water Protectors, and Being Home

Jan 23 - Deborah Miranda, Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir

Feb 13 - Cutcha Risling-Baldy, We are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women's Coming-of-Age Ceremonies

Feb 20 - William Bauer, California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History

Feb 27 - William Bauer, We Are the Land: A History of Native California

Mar 13 - Debbie Reese, Children's Books about Native People in the Sciences

Mar 20 - Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Understanding Stereotypes and Native Americans, Part One: Master Narratives and Root Myths

Mar 27 - Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Understanding Stereotypes about Native Americans, Part Two: Modern Myths

Apr 17 - Carole Lindstrom, We Are Water Protectors, My Powerful Hair, and Autumn Peletier: Water Warrior

April 24 - Monique Gray Smith, My Heart Fills with Happiness, When We are Kind, and You Hold Me Up

May 8 - Laurel Goodluck, Fierce Aunties and Too Much: My Great Big Native Family

June 5 - Debbie Reese, Learn about New Children's Books by Native People

Referral: American Indians in Children's Literature and San Diego County Office of Education