Webinars
NIEA has conducted informational webinars across a wide variety of topic. Please peruse and enjoy our webinar offerings below.
Current Webinars
NIEA & Heartdrum/Haper Collins presents “Meet the Authors”
NIEA was proud to host a "Meet the Authors" Webinar with Heartdrum, the Native voices imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Register to hear a conversation with author and curator Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) and authors Byron Graves (Ojibwe), Emily Bowen Cohen (Muscogee), and Kim Rogers (Wichita) to discuss their recently published works and the importance of Native representation in children's and young adult literature.
2023 NIEA Book Club featuring Angeline Boulley
Watch the Part 1 and 2 recordings of the book talk with Angeline Boulley as she shares about her books Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed.
Book Club Part 1
Click here for the Part 1 recording. Be sure to use the passcode below to access the recording.
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Book Club Part 2
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Archive Webinars
Rethinking Teacher Education: A Panel Discussion on Preparing Teachers to be Culturally Responsive
Join NIEA’s Tribal Education Specialist Francis Vigil and an expert panel as we engage in a critical conversation with educators and stakeholders who are leading the work of shifting practices in Teacher Education to develop educators to use teaching methods that are diverse, equitable, and inclusive of Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian culture, history, language, and sovereignty. Our panelists will share best practices, mindset changes, and teaching strategies for preparing pre- and in-service teachers to teach about and alongside American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian communities. NIEA sends a special thank you to our panelists: Kim-Lanoy Sandoval (LEAP), Valerie Siow (NACA Inspired Schools Network), Dr. Valerie Shirley (University of Arizona), Dr. Cathy Ikeda (University of Hawaii), Jordann-Lankford Forster (Montana Indian Education for All), and Sara Mae Williams (NIEA Student Board Member).
NIEA & AFT Presents: Authentic Ways of Representing American
Indian Culture in PreK-12 School Curriculum
NIEA's Education Specialist, Casie Wise joined our AFT partner Giselle Lundy-Ponce for the webinar Authentic Ways of Representing American Indian Culture in PreK-12 School Curriculum at the 2021 Share My Lesson Conference. The webinar addresses the problem of representation in curricular resources. Why are Thanksgiving, Pocahontas or sports mascots the only time that non-Native students tend to hear about American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians? American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian culture is widely misrepresented and misappropriated in schools and school curricula. The session deconstructs how these detrimental stereotypes originate and how to dismantle them through supporting Native and non-Native educators as they teach about American Indian culture and history in the classroom. This webinar will help educators learn how to represent Native cultures appropriately and take an asset-based approach to teaching that American Indian culture is current and thriving. The presenters share instructional resources and experiences to open a dialogue about representation in the classroom and how it benefits all students.
** The webinar is free for on-demand viewing and is housed on the AFT sponsored website Share My Lesson. To view the webinar, a brief registration is required.
Wellness Series featuring Dr. Darryl Tonemah
To support Native communities during the pandemic, NIEA partnered with Dr. Darryl Tonemah (Kiowa/Comanche/Tuscarora), of the Tonemah Counseling Group, to present a series of wellness seminars. Dr. Tonemah is a health psychologist with 3 bachelor's degrees in Psychology, Sociology, and Gerontology; a master's degree in Community Counseling; and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and Cultural Studies. Although our indigenous communities are beautifully resilient, we must prepare our schools, teachers, residential staff, and school administrators for the unique challenges that will be presented through virtual learning exchanges and an eventual return to the classroom. This webinar series focuses on the principles of self-care/wellness, recognizes the impacts of stress, and provides various tools/strategies for personal empowerment.
Practicing Self-Care during COVID
Brain Activity: What's happening to me physiologically? Strategies, Tools and Resources
Trauma From Dealing to Healing, the Brain and Behavior: Strategies, Tools, and Resources
NIEA & IllumiNative’s Student-Centered Activities & Resources for Home Learning
Join NIEA to learn more about work we have been doing to create student-centered learning activities for virtual and home learning. As Native education is in the midst of the coronavirus response and a time of uncertainty, this webinar is designed to provide our communities with guidance for navigating virtual learning, by creating culturally-responsive activities that parents and educators can do at home with their children and students. Tribal leaders, educators, students, parents, community members, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
National Poetry Month Webinar
Join NIEA to learn more about the importance of poetry during National Poetry Month, learn more about a few famous poets and poetry anthologies, and learn effective strategies for incorporating poetry into virtual and home learning. Furthermore, as Native education is in the midst of the coronavirus response and a time of uncertainty, this webinar is designed to provide our communities with resources and an outlet to express themselves through poetry. Tribal leaders, educators, students, parents, community members, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
NIEA Book Club Event: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Join NIEA and outspoken members from the tribe at the center of the best-selling book. Wilson Pipestem, Pipestem Law, Jim Gray, former Osage Chief, writer, and Harmony Revard Fuller, Licensed Clinical Therapist are our guests. We will be discussing the upcoming movie, historical trauma, books by Native authors on same subject, and Hollywood and Native history and portrayal.
Advocating for Native Education in a New National Landscape
Join NIEA to learn effective strategies for engaging with your congressional representatives. This webinar is designed to provide information regarding the current legislative landscape for Native education, as well as to provide practical strategies for communicating your story and navigating Capitol Hill. Tribal leaders, educators, students, parents, community members, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
Understanding the Every Student Succeeds Act
This webinar provides an overview of the recently passed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and how it affects your students. NIEA walks through major components of this new educational law and highlights Native specific provisions.
Accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has provided states and districts greater flexibility in determining their own intervention strategies. As states are moving swiftly to develop their new school accountability systems, it is vital for stakeholders to not only understand this development, but to be meaningfully engaged in this process.
NIEA and co-panelist, the Mexican American Legal Defense (MALDEF) examine how these new systems are being designed; the criteria by which schools progress will be measured; and subgroups for which information must now be reported and collected.
Changes to the Indian Title from NCLB to ESSA
This webinar outlines provisions that Indian Country won under the new education law. This includes new language around timely and meaningful tribal consultation. NIEA also walks through other major changes from No Child Left Behind to the Every Student Succeeds Act so that advocates can effectively support Native students.
Successful State Tribal Education Partnership Stories
NIEA has partnered with two State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) recipients to highlight successful state-tribal partnerships. In this webinar, tribal education directors share their journey to effective collaboration with states and districts.
Strong Tribal-State Partnerships Beyond the Every Student Succeeds Act
This webinar highlights the components of strong tribal-state partnerships that go beyond the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Mohegan Tribe provides an in-depth understanding of state and federal special education law, an understanding of assessments that identify students as having a disability, and tips on building sustainable relationships with local public schools and state agencies.
Subsequently, the Montana Office of Public Instruction highlights strategies to successfully implement its “Indian Education for All” legislation. This includes ongoing collaboration with Montana’s 12 tribal nations and tribal representatives and education directors on Montana’s Advisory Council on Indian Education.