Below is a list of all the curriculum units written in national seminars by Yale National Fellows from the Navajo Nation.
2025
Priscilla Black, Art and Biology of a Navajo Artist’s View of Nature and Cactus
Miranda Clauschee, Painting Pictures with Words: The Art of Sensory Imagery in Narrative Writing
Marc Hillis, Navajo and American History Interwoven in Maps
Jolene R. Smith, Tuberculosis among the Native Population within the United States
Garrick Yazzie, Dine Alchini Ba’hani through Graphical Novel Storytelling: Clan Edition
2024
Priscilla Black, Evolutionary Medicine: Navajo Nation Kids Learn the History of Evo Med
Elizabeth Isaac, Poetry Through Hózhó: The Beauty Way of Life
Jolene R. Smith, Evolutionary Medicine: Pathogen (COVID-19, Influenza) and the Navajo People
2023
Irene Jones, Using a Length Model of Fractions to Compare Fractions
Cheryl Singer, Through the Eyes of a Navajo: Nature Writing
Jennifer Tsosie, The Effect of the Navajo Long Walk Through Photos
2022
Elizabeth Isaac, Using Out of This World Knowledge to Build Literacy Skills! Space Writer on Board!
Irene Jones, Reclaiming the Lost Art of Storytelling Using Textile
Jennifer Tsosie, “To ‘iina ‘ate: Water is Life,” Navajo Farming During a Drought
2021
Elizabeth Isaac, The Sun? the Father of All Energy for Life
Irene Jones, More Than Frybread: The Road to Healthy Eating and Physical Fitness
Jolene R. Smith, AIM and Native American political activism in the 20th century
2020
Marnita Chischilly, A Plastic Struggle for Mother Earth
Jolene R. Smith, Ecological Effects of Strip Mining Coal on the Black Mesa Mine
2019
Marnita Chischilly, Native American Geometric Community
Elizabeth Isaac, The Voice in You- A Form of Expression through Writing
Kimberly Jim, The Different Types of Government and The Vote
Irene Jones, Á?chíní Bi Beehaz’áanii: Applying Navajo Fundamental Law to Preserve Cultural Heritage
Jolene R. Smith, A History of Peacemaking and Incarceration with the Dine People
Andrea Thomas, Area and Perimeter: Farming Polyominos on the Navajo Nation
2018
Marnita Chischilly, Making Number Sense through Relevancy: Place Value, Adding and Subtracting, Decimals, and Estimation
Desiree Denny, The Words Inside Me: Learning to Express Myself through Words
Ella Earl, Ekphrastic Poetry: Connecting with the Original Language and Culture Through Poetry
Elizabeth Isaac, Stories Told through Literature, Film and How It Applies to Our Society
Irene Jones, Native American Literature Adaptation: From Smoke Signals to Reading Comprehension
Jolene R. Smith, Adapting Culture from Book to Film: Laughing Boy
2017
Priscilla Black, Identity of Past and Present Diné
Elizabeth Isaac, Poetry and Public Life through Cultural Perspective and Relevancy
Irene Jones, Using Navajo Contemporary Art to Teach Descriptive Writing to ELL Students
Shirley Paulson, Salt and Health – It’s not fair!
Jolene R. Smith, Math Word Problems and the Diné Hooghan
Joyce Tsinijinnie, “Shi” – Child of the Holy People
2016
Shirley Paulson, Náhasdzáán Níłchi Binaadohígíí – Carbon Dioxide
Jolene R. Smith, Diyogi (Navajo Rug) and the Number Line
Tiffany Tracy, Journey to the Sun: Reclaiming Imagination and Self-esteem through Culture and History
2015
Priscilla Black, Diabetes and Navajo Nation
LeTanya Krista James, Farming, Food and a Balanced Navajo Lifestyle
Irene Jones, Tragedies and Plots Shaped by Characters of Shakespeare and Navajo Oral Myths
Jolene R. Smith, The Authenticity of Native American Indian Character and Culture in Book and Film
2014
Priscilla Black, Eloquence and Culture Leading with Words
Audrelia R. Dugi, Anasazi Images on Navajo Land
Irene Jones, Using Poetry Songs to Teach Fluency Using Literature about Navajo Culture in an ELL Classroom
Jolene R. Smith, Microbiome within the Circle of Life
2013
Audrelia R. Dugi, The Significance of My Great-Grandparent
LeAndrea James, Seasonal Dine/Navajo Poetry: Interpreting the Seasons through Dine/Navajo Culture
Jolene R. Smith, Nihodzaan (Mother Earth)
2012
Barsine Benally, Why do you want my children? A Glimpse into Native American Citizenship
Marilyn J. Dempsey, Diné Be’azee’: Diné Traditional Medicine
Lucille Mitchell-Gagnon, Naataanii’
Jolene R. Smith, Medicines between Two Worlds
2011
Marilyn J. Dempsey, The Intangible Heritage of Diné
Jolene R. Smith, Diabetes, the Silent Enemy
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