Indigenous Centered Educational Initiatives
What’s New!
Professional Development!
Join the Odenong Powwow planning team and Co-directors of Red Path Learning for a Professional Development opportunity. In collaboration with Hampshire College.
Minimum donation of $20.00 to earn 10 PD points. Minimum donation covers the facilitator’s time.
Donations above $20.00 go to the Odenong Powwow.
To earn the 10 PD points, you are required to:
2 hours of volunteer time before, during, or after the Odenong PowWow May 23rd and/or May 24th. Volunteer times during the Powwow may change based on need.
2 hours of pre-reading the Native Histories Protocol, and the Standard Model of Indigenous Learning and Evaluation (SMILE).
4 hours for preparing submission.
45 mins introduction with the group to review the event protocols, materials, and expectations.
1-2 hours enjoying the PowWow with family and friends.
Pre-reading resources will be sent with your registration confirmation.
For more information contact José Lugo: JLugo@redpathlearning.org, Cell (303) 905-1332
Offerings
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Let us be your “co”! We know that at times, facilitating alone or coordinating facilitation can be tricky. We have a combined 40 years of experience in facilitation to assure a smooth process for your participants
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Similar to co-facilitation, let’s work together brainstorming and mapping your event and/or events to be a cohesive, thoughtful, and engaging experience for all.
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Unsure where to begin with Native Education practices or pathways of Indigenous learning? Let’s collaborate on connecting and thinking of a place-based, contextual fit for your work.
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RPL can work with you to develop communication information, schedules, and methods.
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Registration support for your event,
Track attendee participation and engagement,
Develop feedback forms
Manage your feedback loops.
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We have extensive experience in LMS administration, and educational platforms, Canva, Google Suite, Canvas, etc. We can lend support in aligning your plan goals with internal processes.
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RPL works in collaboration with the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), Professional Development Department to provide Professional Development Points (PDPs) for events.
What are we doing?
Our intent is to carry out our work in ways that recognize and honor our region’s pre-colonial history and resistance to colonization. We hope to participate in the restoration of a broader, more inclusive present, a more accurate narrative of our past for greater Native student success now. Our approach requires awareness raising, advocacy, and humility for all students because the work needed to address the deep injustices of colonization, loss of access to sovereign lands, and the continued impact of assimilation is still incomplete. We hope that through our continued efforts more Native voices feel Red Path Learning is a place where Native entities can access resources to further their sovereign right to guide the success of their youth, families, elders, and communities.
Who we are
We support schools and organizations in understanding that all education in Massachusetts happens on Native land. Additionally, we work with educators in their growth to disrupt educational practices that continue to inaccurately depict Native knowledge, histories, and continued resilience of the original stewards of this continent.
