#76 - Supporting Indigenous Students w/ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle

The schooling experiences of native youth are so often left out of conversations about educational equity despite the fact that indigenous youth are among the most marginalized and underserved groups in our school system. This week we have the great honor of learning from the super-dope Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle about the experiences of native youth and about what needs to be done to better serve this population of students. Dr. Big Eagle is the President of the Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee of Rapid City Area Schools and also serves as the Diversity Outreach & Engagement Director at South Dakota State University College of Nursing, Native American Nursing Education Center. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including teachers unions entering the culture war fray and a renewed look at the doomsday views of so-called learning-loss. Get your Teach the Truth Merch! https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com/ ...and subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 8:02 - Teachers unions take stand on CRT 25:55 - Doomsday predictions about learning loss 41:25 - Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle 1:18:20 - Jeff thanks Betsy DeVos for economic justice DO-NOW STORIES: - Unions Go All-In on Critical Race Theory, Promising Money and Support to Members Teaching ‘Honest History’ - Archived NEA Rep Assembly Agenda Items - NYT: The War on History is a War on Democracy - The Effects will Linger: US Kids Long Term Health in Jeopardy after Pandemic More from our guest: - Oyate Today: Valeriah Big Eagle - Indigenous Education Task Force addressing education inequality - Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat