Dissemination Strategies for Honoring Tribal Legacies in the Studies of Lewis and Clark: An Epic Journey of Healing
Project ID: P14AC01482
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Oregon
Fiscal Year: 2014
Initial Funding: $24,612
Total Funding: $137,362
Project Type: Education
Project Disciplines: Cultural
National Park: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Principal Investigator: Pavel, Michael
Agreement Technical Representative: Hamilton-Anderson, Jill
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to disseminate the “Honoring Tribal Legacies” handbook to education audiences the Natonal Park Service (NPS and the University of Oregon (UC) will collaborate to create and implement a strategy to provide training for faculty in teacher preparation programs, to create and deliver presentations to professional education conferences, and to create and deliver webinars for stakeholders along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LECL). The trainings, presentations, and webinars are meant to provide comprehensive orientation to the handbook and how it is to be used. The project is envisioned as having three phases, and this Task Agreement funds Phase 1. In Phase 1, a training program will be created to include an in-person platform presented to instructors of teacher preparation programs and a webinar-based platform. UO will work with NPS to identity which teacher preparation programs to target, initially focusing on universities arid tribal colleges
located along the LECL. UO and NPS will also develop, promote and make accessible recorded webinars that inform educators of the significance of this work and instructs them on how to use the framework to develop curricula. The public benefit of this dissemination strategy will be more pre-service, in-service, and other educations professionals who can portray a more balanced and compassionate curricula that honor Native people. This handbook, when disseminated through this project, will contribute to the public’s understanding of the contribution made by American Indian tribes during America’s most revered expedition.