Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future

A curriculum offering a structured process and a set of culturally relevant activities to facilitate successful transition from high school to adult life for American Indian high school students. It includes activities based on work with hundreds of American Indian high school youth, paraprofessionals, teachers, and administrators; aligned with Minnesota graduation standards; developed to include family and community members in the transition process; and created with students' varying and unique strengths and abilities in mind. The curriculum package includes one Onaakonan System (OS), a personal portfolio system designed to help students plan for their future in an organized and structured way. The curriculum includes activities that lend themselves to the use of the OS.