Of the nearly 200 graduates from the Evergreen program since its inception, many pursue graduate studies, and most work in tribal communities after graduation. A few examples of the kinds of work graduates pursue include:

Where do classes take place? Classes for Evergreen students (those with 90 or more college credits) take place 2 nights a week at each of the tribal sites (Peninsula, Quinault and Tacoma) and 4 Saturdays per quarter at the Longhouse on the Evergreen campus.

Students with 90 or more credits who cannot meet Evergreen face-to-face classes at Quinault, Peninsula College or Evergreen's Tacoma can also enroll in our tribal online course which combines online learning with quarterly weekend classes.

The Enduring Legacies Project is a three-year project funded by the Lumina Foundation.

The "Enduring Legacies Project" seeks to create a more seamless pathway to a bachelor's degree for Native American students in Washington State. Consisting of multiple institutional and tribal partners, the project aligns courses and resources from a dozen different community colleges and The Evergreen State College.

The Evergreen State College Native Pathways Program curriculum is built upon the program's philosophy that it best meets students' needs by creating and delivering a well-defined, consistent program that balances personal authority, indigenous knowledge and academics.

The Evergreen State College Upper Division Program

For students with 90 credits or more

Native Pathways Program
Lab 1, Room 1023
2700 Evergreen Park Drive NW
Olympia, Washington 98505

Phone: 360-867-6286
Email: Native Pathways Program

Director
Sem I Annex 3122
(360) 867-6286

If you have fewer than 90 college credits, contact Gary Arthur at Grays Harbor College : garthur@ghc.edu or (360) 538-4209, and he'll guide you through the entire process of applying and registering.

We provide various professional development opportunities for educators to learn more about teaching and writing Native cases. Our focus is on teaching and writing cases from a Native point of view on issues important to contemporary Native people and communities. The approach is interdisciplinary with an emphasis on pedagogical strategies for using cases with collaborative learning and in both face-to-face and online classes.

To learn more about teaching with cases, see the articles listed below.

We are especially interested in publishing short articles about teaching cases with Native students. If you'd like to contribute an article for consideration, email your manuscript to Barbara Leigh Smith at smithb@evergreen.edu.

Articles on Teaching with Cases:

The Enduring Legacies Native Cases Project aims to develop teaching resources and culturally relevant curriculum in the form of case studies on key issues in Indian country. Key topics have been identified by Native leaders through a delphi process of brainstorming and prioritizing key issues affecting Native Americans. Our partners in developing and using these cases are Northwest Indian College, Salish Kootenai College, and Grays Harbor College. The cases have been very well received by our students! We welcome you to use our cases and tell us how they worked for you.

Since our cases are interdisciplinary, they are often listed under multiple academic disciplines.