Glenabah Martinez, Ph.D, assistant professor in the University of New Mexico College of Education, is among 12 educators recently selected to attend the prestigious Newberry Library's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History 2004 Lannan Summer Institute.
“Teaching American Indian Sovereignty” is the focus of the institute, set for May 31-June 11 at the D'Arcy McNickle Center in Chicago, Ill.
Martinez, who teaches in the College of Education's Division of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies and Native American Studies Department, will examine the treatment of sovereignty in curricular materials.
“Specifically, I am interested in analyzing the representation of sovereignty in curricular materials provided for educators who work with indigenous youth in high school and post-secondary settings,” Martinez said.
Martinez, who is Taos and Dine, grew up at Taos Pueblo. She taught high school social studies and developed curriculum for twelve years before joining the UNM faculty in 1995. Martinez earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2003. Current research includes a critical ethnography examining the experiences of indigenous Taos Pueblo youth in the Taos public schools.
The D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History was founded in 1972. Among its goals is to improve the quality of written documentation about American Indians and assist American Indian tribal historians in their research.
In 2000, the Lannan Foundation awarded the center a grant to hold several summer institutes for teachers in tribal colleges and in American Indian studies programs. In 2004, the foundation renewed its commitment through 2006.
Contact: Laurie Mellas-Ramirez, (505) 277-5915
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