Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
4-5-2012
Abstract
Native Tribal Scholars is a pre-collegiate initiative developed and run as a collaboration between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the North American Indian Center of Boston, and UMass Boston (Institute for New England Native American Studies and Academic Support Services). Native youth in grades 8-12 consistently lag behind their non-Native peers on many key academic indicators contributing to fewer Native high school students adequately prepared for college. The goal of this initiative is to provide academic support to Native American youth in these age groups. This is a Massachusetts based summer residential program that focuses on teaching science, math and writing through a culturally relevant curricula. The program also has a academic year component.
Recommended Citation
Woods, Cedric and Institute for New England Native American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, "Native Tribal Scholars; Strengthening Families-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren; Native American and Indigenous Studies Annual Conference 2012" (2012). Office of Community Partnerships Posters. 23.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ocp_posters/23
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons
Comments
Presented as part of the poster showcase at the Office of Community Partnerships' Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium on April 5, 2012 at UMass Boston.