Osborn School District Native American Education Program

"We are part of the earth and it is part of us,"
Tepary beans in the Solano Peace Garden.

April Edition of Native Notes

Check out some of the work our students have done this year!

Happy New Year to you all! Please take a minute to look over our Native Notes for January. Thank you again for all your support!

Today we honor Warlance Chee (Navajo). Warlance is co-founder, teacher and advocate of creating first language Diné bizaad (Navajo language) speakers through a non-profit school Saad K’idilyé. Under his leadership, Saad K’idilyé provides a language-nest model: immersive full‐Diné language environments for prenatal families, infants, toddlers (and expanding). The nest uses culturally grounded concepts: the cornfield, the mountains, the hogan (traditional dwelling) as metaphors/tools for child growth & development, planning, root/growth. Warlance emphasizes urgency: “There is no time to waste” in producing first‐language speakers, because many children are already exposed heavily to English by 6-8 months. Saad K’idilyé offers Diné parents, grandparents and families the access to their language.

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