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News coverage of Artreach from 2005 through the present day.
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News coverage of Artreach from prior to 2005.
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Artreach In The News
Partnership Yields Culturally-Relevant Educational Materials
By Karen Francis, Public Information Officer, Navajo Nation Council Office of the Speaker, Window Rock, AZ, August 22, 2006
"After more than two years of dedicated work, eduational materials designed to encourage Navajos to study science in a culturally relevant way was presented to educators, scientists and leaders who worked to make the project a reality. Through a partnership with the Navajo Nation, Artreach Studios and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an activity book and DVD that integrates both Navajo and Western teachings on astronomy were developed. The material presents Navajo stories about the stars, as well as Western scientific knowledge. The material - including an activity book and a DVD called "So' ba hane': Story of the Stars" - is designed for community activity nights for hands on and interactive learning. ..." (Full article.)
NASA Collaborates with Navajo Nation on Science Education
By Ruth Marlaire, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, August 8, 2006
"... The 'NASA and the Navajo Nation' project is led by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The primary point of contact is Daniella Scalice, education and public outreach coordinator at the NAI. Collaborators on the project include NAI‚s teams at UCLA and the University of Arizona, the Arizona State University Mars Education Program, and Artreach-International. Educators from across NASA will be in attendance, including representatives from NASA's Kepler, SOFIA, Discovery, and New Frontiers missions, and from NASA's Explorer Schools program. Many from the Navajo education community will be in attendance, from teachers to government officials, to college faculty. For further information, please contact Daniella Scalice at (831) 247-6728, or Ruth Marlaire at (650) 604-4709 or by e-mail at rmarlaire@mail.arc.nasa.gov. ..." (Full article.)
NASA & The Nation Partnership on Educational Materials
By the Honorable Lawrence T. Morgan, Speaker of the 20th Navajo Nation Council, August 5, 2006
"...Members of NASA’s Education and Public Outreach community, in collaboration with Artreach Studios, were awarded a grant from NASA Headquarters’ Office of Education to work with education professionals of the Navajo Nation. The term of the grant was 3 October 2005 – 18 February 2006. The project follows onto a NASA-funded Focus Group convened by Artreach Studios in January 2005, in Window Rock, AZ. The Focus Group probed the needs of the Navajo informal education community in working with NASA. We reached a common ground for shared learning. ... We need our children to know this knowledge and use their inherently given right to live in harmony based on the Principles of Dine´ Fundamental Law. I thank Ms. Daniella Scalice of the Ames NASA Institute and other NASA officials; and Ms. Alice Carron of Artreach International for their fine work. I look forward to working with you on future projects. Thank you very much."
Project melds NASA, Diné culture
By Zsombor Peter, Gallup Independent, Gallup, NM, February 11, 2006
"A federally funded collaboration between NASA and the Navajo Nation is striving to combine each group's knowledge and understanding of the universe and turn the results into a community education program for families across the reservation. Together with Artreach-International, a multimedia company out of Herndon, VA, they're developing a video, music CD and variety of youth activities they hope to introduce to Navajo Nation communities by spring's end. 'We're seeking to present NASA science and Navajo ... cultural teachings in a dual learning environment,' said Artreach CEO Alice Carron ..." (Full article.)
NASA Explorer Institutes 2005: NASA and the Navajo Nation
By Dr. Shelley Canright (Editor), NASA Education Website (education.nasa.gov), October 31, 2005
"Partners: NASA Astrobiology Institute; Arizona State University; Artreach-International ... Members of the Informal Education Community, within the Navajo Nation, will identify relevant NASA educational materials and will repurpose them for use by informal education leaders on the Navajo reservation with members of the community. The goal of the project is to improve American Indians' understanding of and involvement in STEM subjects. NASA, its IEC partners and the Navajo Nation will host three materials production meetings, a "train-the-trainers" workshop, a lessons-learned session and a sustainability seminar that will build on the FY04 NEI focus group conducted in the four corners area." (Full article.)
NASA Focus Group Held In Window Rock
By Karen Francis, Public Information Officer, Navajo Nation Council Office of the Speaker, Window Rock, AZ, January 27, 2005
"... The Office of the Speaker has been helping the production company Artreach-International, from Herndon, Virginia, to host the focus group. The proposal submitted by Artreach to explore ways to use different types of media to encourage Native American students to study aerospace science and related fields was one of 11 projects chosen for funding by NASA. This is the second project for the Speaker’s office and Artreach-International. They previously worked on the production of the documentary “Navajo Women Warriors: Sani Dezbah,” which was released last year and is part of the Women In Military Service of America memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery. ..."
Navajo Women Warriors: Sani Dez-Bah
By Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Native Networks (www.nativenetworks.si.edu)
"Navajo Women Warriors: Sani Dez-Bah, (2004, 30 min.) US, Director: Alice Carron, Produced by: Artreach-International, Navajo Nation Offices of the President and Speaker, Sheephead Films, and WIMSA. Generations of veterans share their stories serving in the U.S. armed forces from WWII to today, showing the roles Navajo women have always played in protecting their families." (Full article.)
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