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More teachers and administrators are turning to trauma-informed practices in the classroom. Among other things it prioritizes communication over discipline in certain circumstances, like when students experienced violence, a major accident, or some other significant event that might cause them to act out. It could be among the tools educators use to address the disproportionate percentage of Native America students who are suspended or expelled, which could affect their overall success at school.
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Tesia Zientek (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), National Indian Education Association board president
Jillene Joseph (A’aninin), executive director of the Native Wellness Institute
Shalene Joseph (A’aniiih and Koyukon Athabascan), project coordinator and facilitator at the Native Wellness Institute
Star Weatherall (enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Klamath), education coordinator for the Grand Ronde Head Start Preschool
Break 1 Music: In the Presence of Young Drums (song) RiverFlowz (artist)
Break 2 Music: Dm Yootu Stukwliin (song) Saltwater Hank (artist) G̱al’üünx Wil Lu Holtga Liimi (album)
