What s in it for Native American children?
• Now Native American children can know the empowerment of Self Identity. All children need a strong concept of self as well as the ability to have impact upon who others think they are. Because of the Cradleboard Teaching Project, for the first time Native American children and their teachers are in the driver s seat of declaring Who I Am and Who We Are . Children study their own and other Native American cultures, not just as peripherals, bells, whistles, and hobby stuff , but in core curriculum disciplines – science, geography, social studies, history, and music – written from a Native American point of view. All core units match National Content Standards.
