1. Washoe County School District Indian Education Program Jillian Fillmore, Indian Education Stacey Burns, Paiute Language Instructor Lynsie Dunn, Equity & Diversity

2. Equity & Diversity Department Title VII – Indian Education
Mission Statements
Equity & Diversity Department
MISSION Equity and Diversity will promote, develop and support equitable practices and policies for a safe and inclusive school community system; additionally, we will provide assurance of access, representation and meaningful participation for all.
Title VII – Indian Education
MISSION The Indian Education Program is to meet the unique academic and cultural needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students in the Washoe County School District by offering supplemental programs and services in compliance with the federally-funded Title VII grant.
VISION
To eliminate barriers to success and culturally enhance the lives of all American Indian and Alaskan Native Students.

3. Kahoot!
Kahoot.it
Pin:

4. The Great Basin
Precipitation – evaporates or sinks underground or flows into lakes
Landscape – mountain ranges and basins (north-south)
Desert – defined by the animals and plants. Plants: dominate sagebrush in valleys and changes with elevation.
Climate – hot, dry summers and snowy winters

5. Approximately 9,400 Years Ago
Earliest documented existence of people in the Great Basin area
Unsharpened end represents the earliest existence in humans and the tip of the eraser is the present.

6. “The People” of Nevada
“Newe” -Western Shoshones “Numu” or “Numa” – Northern Paiutes “Nuwuvi” – Southern Paiutes “Wa-She-Shu” – Washoes
Nevada become the 36th state on October 31, 1864

7. Local Great Basin Tribes (27)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Nixon
Wadsworth
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (Washoe, Paiute, & Shoshone)
Reno-Sparks
Hungry Valley
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Carson Colony
Stewart
Dresslerville
Woodfords
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone
Walker River
Yerington
Yomba
Lovelock
Duck Water
Duck Valley
Ely
Summit Lake
Ft. McDermit
Elko

8. WCSD Title VII - Indian Education
Funded by Title VII formula grant from the Office of Indian Education, US Department of Education
Funding based on the number of students who have completed a Student Eligibility Certification (506) Form:
Personal or family history of tribal enrollment in a Tribe, Band or Group:
Federally recognized
State recognized
Terminated
A member of an organization Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988
Programming is determined in partnership with the Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

9. WCSD Title VII - Indian Education
Paiute Language Classes:
Spanish Springs HS
North Valleys HS
Reed HS
Summer School/Supplemental Credit Fee Payments
ACT/SAT/AP Fee Payments
Contracts to support student achievement and cultural growth
Advisement Services:
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Nevada Urban Indians, Inc.

10. Local Tribal Resources
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Address: Colony Road, Reno, NV 89502
Phone Number: (775)
Website:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Address: Capital Hill, Nixon, NV 89424
Phone Number: (775)
Website:
Nevada Urban Indians, Inc. (non-profit organization)
Address: W. Moana Lane, Ste. 375
Phone Number: (775)
Website:

11. Story Board Primary: Coyote and Mouse Secondary: Stone Mother
Secondary: Stone Mother

12. Closing
Thank you all for listening and learning about our people of the Great Basin
“Poonedooa”
“Abi shy”
“Miligigabagi”