Project Grant ZED28348822

MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE: EXPANDED APPROACHES TO CULTURAL EDUCATION AT THE BURKE MUSEUM [IN RESPONSE TO COVID, IN SUPPORT OF ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION, AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL GOAL OF DECOLONIZATION, THE BURKE MUSEUM SEEKS NEH FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF EDUCATION STAFFING FOR THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR, IN ORDER TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR VIRTUAL AND ONSITE CULTURAL EDUCATION SERVICES, THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, SELF-GUIDED YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAMS, THE BURKEMOBILE, AND BURKE BOXES. AS PART OF A RECENT REVAMP OF ALL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE BURKE WORKED WITH ITS TRIBAL PARTNERS TO CREATE A SLATE OF OFFERINGS THAT RETURNS VOICE AND AUTHORITY TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO BREATHING NEW LIFE AND EXCITEMENT INTO OBJECT-BASED LEARNING AT THE BURKE. AN NEH GRANT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN OUR ABILITY TO GET THESE WAYS OF SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY, ART, AND CULTURE TO MORE WA STUDENTS, USING A RANGE OF DELIVERY METHODS THAT WORK WITH AND AROUND LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY COVID-19.] [PURPOSE: DEVELOP K-12 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMING ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL COLLABORATE ON THE CREATION OF VIRTUAL AND ONSITE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, A MOBILE EDUCATION SERVICE, AND MAIL-OUT RESOURCE BOXES ON INDIGENOUS HISTORY IN ALIGNMENT WITH K-12 CURRICULUM AND STATE STANDARDS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IMPROVED TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY, ART, AND CULTURE ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:??THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.? ]