Pac Rim 2009 Info
Indigenous Issues / Native Peoples Issues
Culturally Responsive Education and Health (CREH) Related to Indigenous/Native Peoples and Disability Identity
These presentations will focus on aspects and issues particular to indigenous and native peoples such as: a sense of self, place and community for indigenous people with disabilities; traditional and contemporary indigenous approaches to disability support; legislative and societal barriers, and opportunities that impact support for the indigenous and disabled; maximizing the potential of indigenous people with disabilities; story telling and legends of indigenous people with disabilities; culturally responsive education for indigenous cultures; E Ola Pono—our path to living a healthy life (mind, body & spirit); culturally responsive practices for inclusion and social development. Presentations include:
- A Bright Future through Independent Living Success—Jacob’s Story
- Destiny of Challenge
- TeenACE Write On!
- Bringing it home: curriculum made for Hawaii’s Youth
- Promoting Competence and Discovering Fun in Mathematics
- Indigenous People Must Join Together
- Promising Outcomes: Ka Hana ‘Imi Na ‘auao—A Science Careers Curriculum Project
- Reaching the Pacific Children with Disabilities: An Experimental Home-Visit Program for Unschooled Children with Disabilities in Tuvalu
- Culturally Responsive Response to Intervention Strategies. Addressing the needs of Native Hawaiian youth found eligible for special education
- Preparing Culturally Diverse Students for Transition: Design and Modification of a Culturally Appropriate Curriculum
- Native American Independent Living Initiative
- Empowerment of Indigenous Youth in Hawai‘i High Schools
- ACE for English Language Learners (ELL)
- Stories from the margins: Narratives of state failure
- Realizing the Dream: Inclusion & the Honoring of One’s Cultural & Spiritual Paths
- Using Storytelling and Media to teach an Introductory Special Education Course
- “A Wholesome Horror”: Hawaiian kokuas and leprosy in Hawaii
For more information, please visit: http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/submissions or contact the topic leaders: Joann Yuen at fopawz@mac.com; Kelly Roberts at robertsk@hawaii.edu; Lisa Galloway at lgallowa@hawaii.edu; Sara Banks at sarabanks@hawaii.rr.com; Melodi Wynn at melodiw@hawaii.edu. For general information email prinfo@hawaii.edu or call 808 956-7539.
Honorary CREH Chairperson
Roger Jolley, Manager Maori Development Health & Disability National Services Directorate Ministry of Health
