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Celebrating Día del Niño and Promoting Child Literacy in Native Communities

By Rafael Tapia, Jr. | Published: April 23, 2019

This “Día del Niño”, celebrate the magic of reading by sharing your favorite culturally relevant Native American children’s book with any young readers in your life.

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International Literacy Day and the Literacy-Poverty Link

By Tristan Picotte | Published: September 6, 2016

Some 40 million Americans are hindered by inadequate reading and literacy skills. PWNA is doing its part to encourage adult-child reading time and literacy development of youth in reservation communities.

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Read Across America Day

By Helen Oliff | Published: March 1, 2016

PWNA’s reading and literacy service provides children’s books, participation incentives and other supplies to help our partners encourage reading among 25,000 Native American students year-round.

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Native Americans Giving Back: Jana Mashonee

By Andrew Bentley for PWNA | Published: December 25, 2014

Learn about Native American artist Jana Mashonee and “American Indian Christmas,” her NAMMY award-winning CD with 10 Christmas songs sung in different Native languages. Jana generously allowed us to use her music in our holiday video and giving projects.

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Native Americans Giving Back: Graham Greene

By Helen Oliff | Published: November 12, 2014

Not every Native American is sought out for Indian roles, mainstream movie roles and cable TV roles, or recognized for all and awarded for most, but here’s one who is: Graham Greene. Born in 1952 on Six Nations reserve #40 in Oshweken, Ontario, Canada, Graham Greene is Oneida. His reservation, formally known as the Six Nations […]

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