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Source: ACKCO, Inc., March 2002 |
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Tribal Nations and/or Tribal Organizations Currently Funded
by Learn and Serve America |
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The following is a list of Tribal Nations/Tribal Organizations
currently funded by Learn and Serve America: |
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- Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium, Gakona, AK
- Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Sitka, AK
- Rough Rock Community School (Navajo), Chinle, AZ
- San Xavier Indian District of the Tohono O'Odham Nation,
Tucson, AZ
- Karuk Community Development Corporation, Happy Camp, CA
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, MN
- Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK
- Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Oneida,
WI
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Tribal Nations and/or Tribal Organizations that
Have Received Learn and Serve America Funding in the
Past |
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The following is a list of Tribal Nations/Tribal Organizations
that have received Learn and Serve America funding in the
past. |
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- Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore, AL
- Maricopa County Regional School District (Gila River Indian
Community), Phoenix,AZ
- Navajo Nation - Seba Dalkai Boarding School, Winslow, AZ
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Banning, CA
- Southern Ute Tribe, Ignacio, CO
- Fond du Lac Reservation, Cloquet, MN
- Leech Lake Reservation, Cass Lake, MN
- Fort Belknap, Harlem, MT
- Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT
- National Indian Youth Leadership Project, Inc., Gallup, NM
- Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola, NM
- Taos Pueblo Day School, Taos, NM
- Chief Leschi Schools, Puyallup, WA
- College of the Menominee Tribe, Keshena, WI
- Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Keshena,
WI
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For further information on these programs, please contact them
directly by going through directory assistance of the telephone
company. Please note that there may have been staff turnover since
their Learn and Serve America grant ended. |
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Examples of Tribal Service-Learning Programs |
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The Cherokee Nation's Learn and Serve America program operates
a wide variety of service-learning programs and activities in their
schools. Students focus on solving community problems. Project
examples include: |
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- At Briggs School, students spend a great deal of time
researching Native American topics. After doing the research and
putting together displays, skits and papers, the students hold
cultural fairs for the community
- At Miami High School, students are conducting a long-term
project involving the environment. In close proximity to the school
is Tar Creek, a contaminated creek that became the site of their
clean-up effort. The students in various classes work on cleaning
up the creek, organize conferences to alert others about the
hazards of contaminated waters, study toxic areas, test water
samples from the creek, and design a web page to further their
cause.
- At Rocky Mountain School, students are also implementing
environmental initiatives, embarking on projects like
Adopt-A-Highway.
- At the Kansas School in Oklahoma, students conduct both
in-school and after-school tutoring.
- For further information on these programs, please contact the
Cherokee Nation directly.
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Tips and Techniques for Developing a Successful Tribal
Service-Learning Project |
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Here are some suggested tips and techniques from current and
past tribal Learn and Serve America grantees: |
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- Make visible community improvements and impacts that create a
sense of ownership and allow programs to see the physical results
of their labors
- Be persistent in your efforts to institutionalize your
program
- Allow students to have significant control over
service-learning projects, both in the planning and implementation
stages
- Have students serve on steering committees, design projects,
educate the community, and advocate for community concerns. This
increases the students' connection to community and the project
itself, which amplifies the positive results of the program.
- Develop local partnerships so as to better facilitate your
service-learning program and to maintain
continuity
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The National Indian Youth Leadership Project has listed a
number of contributing factors to quality service-learning
programs, especially those involving Indian Youth. Service-learning
projects will be deemed successful when they: |
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- Reconnect Native youth to their traditions and community
- Are youth-driven with all participants having a voice
- Are sustainable and serve real needs in a community
- Yield academic excellence and equip participants with life
skills
- Allow for experiential learning across the curriculum
- Encourage creative expression and celebrate collaborative
work
- Ignite a passion in youth and are transformative in nature
- Are intergenerational and are integrated in nature
- Are research-oriented according to Native definitions of that
word
- Are an open-ended process and discovery-oriented
- Focus on observation and listing
- Foster self-esteem among participating youth
- Produce tangible results which can be
evaluated
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The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse is the primary
source for additional information on tips and techniques for
implementing service-learning. |
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Training and Technical Resources that Support Tribal
Service-Learning Projects |
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The following training and technical assistance resources are
available to tribes: |
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ACKCO Inc.
The National Training and Technical Assistance Provider for Indian
Tribes, ACKCO Inc. provides specialized training and technical
assistance to strengthen programs that use service as a strategy to
meet the needs of Native Americans. Service is provided through
regional networks of peer mentors, online and telephone
consultations, as well as intensive training events designed to
enhance the effectiveness of Native American Programs. ACKCO also
serves as a senior advisor to the Learn and Serve America National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse.
Contact ACKO at:
2214 N. Central Avenue, Suite 250
Phoenix, AZ. 85004
Phone: 1-800-525-2859
Website: http://www.ackco.com/ |
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Department of Evaluation and Effective Practices
(DEEP)
The Training and Technical Assistance Office provides support to
national service programs including dissemination of information
concerning best practices. DEEP funds members of national technical
assistance programs. Please contact them directly for the latest
training and technical assistance providers.
Contact DEEP at:
Corporation for National and Community Service
1201 New York Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
Phone: 202-606-5000
Website: www.nationalservice.org |
