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Ms. Alyssa from Hastings, MN is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Native American Education Program: Cultural Supplies for Native American Students!

Help me give my students supplies to make traditional Native American cultural crafts and learn their languages! All of my students are Native American, and I want to make a program where they can make their own regalia.

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I am Native educator of around 90 Native American students, and I want to develop a program to deepen our students cultural connections to their heritage. With this program, I want to give my students the tools to participate in their culture at school and learn traditional crafts, Indigenous languages and build a community with their Native peers.

Culture is healing for our people, and helps our youth connect to each other, their community, their tribes and school.

With this project, I am hopeful that our students will learn traditional, cultural skills by making ribbon skirts and shirts, for which we will need 3 sewing machines, threads, prewound bobbins, fabric scissors, pins, magnetic pin cushions, fabric markers and seam rippers. I want to help students learn their Indigenous languages, which is why I am asking for Minnesota Ojibwe dictionaries, and "Wiijibibamatoon Anangoonan/Runs with the Stars", a book in English and Ojibwe to give them an example. I also want my students to have access to an assortment of Native young adult books that represent them and their identities, such as "Elatsoe", "Mascot", "Killers of the Flower Moon (Young Adult Edition)", "Apple: Skin to the Core", "The Sea in Winter", "We Still Belong", "How I Became a Ghost", and "Ancestor Approved". We are in need of storage for these items, like paper trays, to fully furnish a classroom where they feel comfortable being their Native selves.

Our Native American youth are facing educational hardships at deeply concerning levels- in Minnesota, Native youth have a graduation rate of 61%. Connecting to culture in school provides them with a chance to see themselves in their educational journey. Providing a culturally inclusive and encouraging classroom will give them a chance to participate in their traditions at school in a safe space.

Ms. Alyssa Hastings High School Grades 9-12

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More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother Sewing 14 Stitch Sewing Machine, White • Amazon Business $99.99 3 $299.97
4 Book Set: Native American Spotlight (ages 10+): Mascot, Elatsoe, Killers of the Flower Moon (Young Readers Edition), Apple: Skin to the Core • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $75.00 1 $75.00
Leinuosen 8 Pack Classroom Paper Trays 14''x10'' Hold A4 Paper Toy Handicrafts Colorful Turn in Trays Classroom Storage Baskets Also for Library, Office, Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom (Fresh Color) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
4 Book Set: Native American Paperback Book Club (ages 8-12) - The Sea in Winter, We Still Belong, How I Became a Ghost, Ancestor Approved • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $46.00 1 $46.00
Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe • Amazon Business $15.76 2 $31.52
SINGER 00562 9-1/2-Inch ProSeries, Heavy Duty Bent Sewing Scissors, Teal - For Cutting Fabric, Denim, Paper & More (Three-Pack) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Juvale Magnetic Pin Cushion, Sewing Tools (Blue, 2 Pack) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Madam Sew Heat Erasable Fabric Marking Pens for Sewing and Quilting | Fabric Markers for Sewing, Embroidery, Dressmaking with 4 Pens + 4 Refills | No Ghost Lines, Disappearing Ink for Precise Marking • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Sewing Threads Kits, 30 Colors 1000 Yards Per Spools, Polyester Sewing Thread for Hand and Machine Sewing • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
144 Pieces Prewound Bobbins Sewing Thread Bobbins Compatible with Brother/Babylock/Janome/Elna/Singer Embroidery Machine, Size A (24 Colors) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
1000pcs Sewing Pins Straight Pin for Fabric, Pearlized Ball Head Quilting Pins Long 1.5inch, Multicolor Corsage Stick Pins for Dressmaker, Jewelry DIY Decoration, Craft and Sewing Project • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Wiijibibamatoon Anangoonan/Runs with the Stars (English and Ojibwa Edition) • Amazon Business $8.16 1 $8.16
2PCS Seam Rippers, Sharp Sewing Seam Thread Remover Stitch Unpicker with Ergonomic Handles for Needle Work Patterns and Sewing Clothes • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$612.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$651.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.00

Total project goal

$766.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $766.65

5 Donors

-$766.65

Donations toward project cost

-$651.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.00

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