Remaining Native — Coming Soon!

Ku Stevens (17) is the solo runner at his high school with no coach. Living on the Yerington Paiute reservation in Northwest Nevada he needs more to be seen by his dream school, the University of Oregon. As Ku trains, unreconciled emotions unearth the memory of his great grandfather, Frank Quinn. At 8 years old, Frank ran 50 miles across the desert to escape an Indian boarding school. Frank’s story becomes interwoven with Ku’s journey to run a collegiate qualifying time.  Will Ku outrun his history or will he learn to run in parallel with it to achieve his dreams?

Learning materials for this film are coming soon. They will feature:

• A Health and Wellness Learning Guide great for Physical Education, Health classes, running clubs and more.
• Region-Specific Lesson Plans
• A Learning Guide featuring useful terms, key historical context, discussion questions, reflection short writing prompts, extensions activities and more. Key sections of the guide include
  • Educational Policies Over Time
  • Mapping History
  • Thinking in Generational Time, Writing to Repair (includes poetry activity featuring the work of Louise Erdrich)
  • Beyond the Numbers: How Policies Influence People

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