Traditional Healing and Connecting with Natural Elements: Dreamstarter 2021 Shakotah Star Billie
Shakotah Star Billie (Navajo Nation), 22, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is pursuing her dream with her mentor organization, Nebo Title VI Indian Education, to help Native American youth and community achieve happiness, peace and balance using Dine’ concept of their Hózhó (an important word in the Navajo language and means having peace, balance, beauty and […]
Because of Clyson, “The Land is Telling Us Thank You Every Day”: Dreamstarter 2021 Clyson Marquez
Clyson Marquez (Native Hawaiian), 19, Hawi, Hawaii, is pursuing his dream with his mentor organization, Kohala Unupa’a, to create a nursery for Native Hawaiian plants through his Ka Lei Ke’ia ‘Aina Loha or “Lei from this loving land” Dreamstarter project. Clyson is creating a place where people can come to pick plants for lei-making and […]
Conveying Hope and Strength in the Midst of so Many Devastating Historical Events: Dreamstarter Teacher 2021 Dr. Mary Anna Thornton Ph.D., MAET (Master of Arts in Educational Technology)
Dr. Mary Anna Thornton of Eagle River, Wisconsin, is a language arts and reading teacher at Lakeland Star School/Academy, a charter school that serve primarily Ojibwe students ages 12-21 with social/emotional issues, autism, other developmental disabilities, or academic challenges. Dr. Thornton is using her grant as seed money to support choosing and purchasing books, in […]
Dreamstarter Teacher John Price: Establishing a Native American Enrichment Program
John Price of Rock Hill, South Carolina, is an 8th-grade social studies teacher at Castle Heights Middle School serving the Catawba Nation who is using his $1,000 Dreamstarter Teacher grant to establish a Native American Enrichment program for his school’s Catawba student body population. “Our goals are to take a holistic approach to serving the […]
