Estados Unidos/Marzo de 2017/Fuente: Casper Star Tribune
Después de tres años de trabajo y un importante cabildeo por parte de los indios americanos, un proyecto de Ley de Educación para Todos de la India ha aprobado la Legislatura de Wyoming y ayudará a educar a generaciones de estudiantes sobre la historia de los nativos de Wyoming. El proyecto proveerá material educativo para los 48 distritos escolares de todo el estado. Los recursos serán creados con la consulta de tribus de la región, incluyendo el Arapaho del Norte y el Shoshone Oriental, y estarán disponibles en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado. Jason Baldes, director ejecutivo del Wind River Advocacy Center, dijo que en general estaba complacido con la Legislatura reconociendo las contribuciones de las tribus a Wyoming.
After three years of work and significant lobbying by American Indians, an Indian Education for All bill has passed the Wyoming Legislature and will help educate generations of students about the history of Wyoming’s native people.
The bill will provide education materials for the 48 school districts across the state. The resources will be created with consultation from tribes of the region, including the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone, and will be available on the state Department of Education’s website.
Jason Baldes, the executive director of the Wind River Advocacy Center, said overall he was pleased with the Legislature recognizing the contributions of the tribes to Wyoming.
But he took issue with an amendment introduced by Sen. Bruce Burns and passed by the Senate. Originally, the bill would’ve consulted with the two tribes on the Wind River reservation, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone. But the amendment brought all tribes in the region under umbrella of consultants.
“Wyoming needs to have their own Indian education bill, but it needs to be specific to the state’s tribes,” he said. “Removing that and saying tribes of the region defeats the purpose of the bill. That point is disappointing.”
Sen. Cale Case, a co-sponsor of the bill, also opposed the amendment and said respect for Wyoming’s tribes should be paramount.
“History has made us co-sovereigns,” he said. “We share so much. Those native people are citizens of Wyoming.”
Baldes said expanding the language would also make it more difficult for the Department of Education to craft a curriculum.
Still, department spokeswoman Kari Eakins said the WDE was “really happy” that the bill passed.
“We believe our social studies standards will be better than they are right now,” she said. “We’re really excited to have a good working partnership with both tribes in our state.”
The materials will likely start with PBS modulars released last year, officials say.
“PBS is something we can make available right away,” Eakins said. “That’s kind of what’s been used as a shining example for schools to use.”
Sen. Paul Barnard, R-Evanston, spoke of the the importance of the bill to the tribes who’ve worked hard to see it passed.
“As I’ve visited different tribes, I’ve really come to love these people,” he said. “They’re part of Wyoming.”
Fuente: http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/indian-education-for-all-bill-makes-it-through-legislature/article_14cf5f77-3ee7-5741-9757-619715aae372.html
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