We currently offer three Curriculum that have been designed for elementary classrooms:
“Honoring Tribal Legacies in Telling the Lewis and Clark Story,” has been authored by curriculum designer Ella Inglebret. She seeks to honor tribal legacies “through exploration of stories related to the Lewis and Clark expedition, as told from different perspectives by tribal and non-tribal peoples.”
PDF to download: Honoring Tribal Legacies in Telling the Lewis and Clark Story
Authored by curriculum designers Crystal Boulton-Scott and Joseph Scott, there are two curriculum units in elementary level:
- Tribal First Foods: American Indian first foods, legends, and traditional ecological knowledge along the route of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
- “Good Fire”
PDFs to download:
Crystal Boulton-Scott grew up in Trenton, New Jersey, and is of Rancocas Lenape and Roman Italian immigrant descent. She relocated to Oregon and has spent the last 20 years working in support of tribal education. Her experience with efforts to preserve and promote tribal languages at the elementary level has led her to craft unique teaching and learning opportunities. Crystal is also a professional silversmith and illustrator, and incorporates these artistic talents – as well as her expertise in the crafting of traditional cultural arts – in her work with young people.
Joseph C. Scott is a member of the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians; the son of Lorna Avery Scott and Robert A. Scott. His ancestors include the Takelma People of the Upper Rogue River Valley. Joseph is a traditional dancer, singer and artisan, and is recognized as a Language and Culture Bearer by the Siletz Tribe. He has always made his home in Oregon, and is dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional indigenous ways of knowing. Joe has spent his life in Oregon, learning and teaching traditional values of place, self, and spirit. Joe has a Masters of Science in Education; Curriculum and Instruction from Portland State University, and after nearly twenty years of teaching Tribal history, language, culture, and values on the Siletz reservation, he has continued on to share his education and experience in Tribal education with indigenous communities locally, across the country, and abroad.