Xinachtli Youth Program
Xinachtli Project
The Xinachtli Project is an educational program providing youth programming in the topics of Indigenous Languages, Art, Math, Music, Science, Food and Community Gardens. Xinachtli, a Nahuatl word meaning “germinating seed,” represents an intergenerational movement among Indigenous Peoples to reaffirm and revive indigenous pedagogies and ancestral knowledge. Our objective is to provide youth multicultural educational experiences, a safe place where they can grow and express themselves, as well as opportunities to learn skills as they participate in our youth leadership development. We follow an intergenerational model that uplifts youth voices, ideas, and creativity.
Emerging in the early 90’s from a group of Indigenous Educators the Xinachtli Project and curriculum has grown across generations. Tonatierra is currently working on an archive project to document this history and the curriculum that has been developed and implemented in various schools and community workshops over generations now. Tonatierra’s Xinachtli Project has grown to provide not only Xinachtli workshops but now includes a youth program, Xinachtli Youth, a seed library, Xinachtli Seed Library, and soon to be made available, a curriculum that can be utilized and adapted to in various educational initiatives.
If you would like to learn more about our classes and programming or would like to request a workshop please contact xochitl@tonatierra.org.
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Check out our community gardening projects: https://www.tonatierra.org/cgardening
Nahuacalli Educators Alliance
Nahuacalli Educators Alliance
Nahuacalli Educators Alliance is a professional association of indigenous educators working with TONATIERRA to deliver a suite of educational services and community cultural regeneration programming built around indigenous language revitalization strategies. In 2015, the Nahuacalli became an affiliate of the Continental Network of Indigenous Intercultural and Community Universities of Abya Yala (RUIICAY).
SCHOOL PARTNERS
Machan Elementary
West Phoenix HS
North HS
Summit HS
Linda Abril
Cal State Stanislaus
Desiderata High School
UCLA
UC Berkley
ASU Mecha
Alhambra HS
Central HS
Maryvale HS
ASU Preparatory Academy
Herrera Middle School