Northern Arapaho Tribe - Wind River Reservation

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation elders desiring to preserve a tribal identity and share information with the tribe's children have raised the need for better access to Arapaho cultural artifacts scattered in museum collections throughout the world.  This grant will enable an interactive experience for Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation elders, community members, and students to allow for the examination and discussion of Arapaho artifacts in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, through a teleconference session.  Prior to the videoconference, teachers will work with curriculum developers, tribal elders, and community representatives to develop a project-based curriculum aligned to state standards.  The Arapaho students that participate in the project will build on the videoconference experience to create their own virtual Arapaho museum.  As the culminating activity of the learn project, students with present a tour of their virtual museum and its newly constructed virtual exhibitions to the entire Arapaho community.