Education United States Project #48872

Decolonizing Education with White Mountain Apaches

by Highland Support Project

Project Report | Aug 17, 2021
Summer 2021

By Madison Sweitzer | Outreach Director

At the end of every summer it always feels like it just "flew by," but this summer, especially so! The ability to return to travel and return to some of our group work has been encouraging and reenergizing, and we are excited to share a few updates from our June 2021 trip to Arizona.

Partnership with York College Engineering

Engineering students at York College spent the semester working on mapping and designing solutions to water access for both a community garden in McNary and for farmland in White River. YC professor Paul Ackerman was able to attend the trip with one of his students to gain firsthand insight on their projects and collect data to bring back to the group.

Collaboration with Cheryl Pailzote and Ndée Bikíyaa

Our projects are always rooted in community initiatives, and we've continued to strengthen our partnerships with the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Cheryl Pailzote is a water specialist on the reservation and has created the initiative By The Roots alongside her daughter, Robyn. This program is a multi-prong approach to food sovereignty that provides hands-on workshops to bridge generations in the tribe. Ndée Bikíyaa, The People's Farm, is a youth-run working farm that strives to restore personal and cultural health among the White Mountain Apache through agriculture.

Join us!

We are planning travel for 2022 and would love to have you join us in Arizona. This is our full informational packet, and you can reach out to madison@highlandpartners.org to learn more!

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