Congratulations
to the Office of Indian Education's 2009 Native
American Student Artist and Writers Competition
winners! The competition was open to all
American Indian and Alaska Native students in
Grades Pre-K through 12. A total of 604 students
from 30 states submitted works in a variety of
media.
Office of Indian Education hopes the competition inspires students to
explore the connections between education and Native culture through
art and writing. The theme for 2009's entries was: Tradition is My
Life, Education is My Future.
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2009 Art Winners |
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Pre-Kindergarten
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Grades K-2
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Grades 3-5
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Grades 6-8
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Grades 9-10
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Grades 11-12
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Honorable Mention "Education in Two Worlds" by Jalen Kemble (Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma), 9th grade
"Student" by Reyberta Kessay (White Mountain Apache Tribe), 12th grade |
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"Learning for
All Children" by Mia Allen
(Cherokee)
"I am Bear Clan"
by Gavin French (Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
"My Love" by
Amber Roy (Northern Paiute/M'Chigeeng
Ojibwe)
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2009 Writing Winners |
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Grades 6-8
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Grades 9-10
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Grades 11-12
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"Ways of Life"
by Evan Baca (San Juan Pueblo), 7th
grade
"Tradition is My
Life, Education is My Future" by
Mariah Coffee (Warm Springs), 8th
grade
"The Pueblo
Ways" by Ashley Salter (San Juan
Pueblo), 7th gradeView the artwork and read the writings from previous competitions: http://kids.indianeducation.org/index.cfm?page=artistcircle.cfm
