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Partnership with Puyallup Tribe enriches curriculum helping students gain understanding and respect for Native American heritage
November is Native American Heritage Month, and the materials and lessons Paskey uses are from the State and District’s Since Time Immemorial (STI) curriculum and resources shared by the Puyallup tribe. “The Puyallup Tribe Historic Preservation Office and Language Department has been a wonderful source of information and partner regarding many aspects of their history, language, and culture,” said Indian Education Director David Syth, an enrolled member of the Crow Nation.
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