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Bringing Muckleshoot Language & Culture to Our Classroom

Help me give my students exposure to indigenous art and culture!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Nora's classroom raised $719

This project is fully funded

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In our classroom, we believe that Native education benefits all students. Through this project, we aim to bring the Muckleshoot dialect of Lushootseed—bəqəlšuɬucid—into our daily learning in respectful and engaging ways.

bəqəlšuɬucid is a dialect of Southern Lushootseed and holds deep cultural importance.

Today, there are no fluent first-language speakers. Revitalizing and teaching this language is a powerful act of cultural resilience and our students will be part of that ongoing work.

We’ve had the opportunity to learn from the Muckleshoot Language Program and have their guidance as we develop this project. With their support, we’re incorporating meaningful materials into our classroom:

- Recordable sound buttons to help students hear and practice key words and phrases

- A music and story player to share traditional Native songs and teachings

- A collection of books by and about Native peoples to support both student and teacher learning

These resources will help students and staff to build authentic connections to Indigenous language and culture. They will also support Native students in feeling seen and valued, while helping all students learn more about the land and people they are connected to.

“The Muckleshoot Language is a dialect of Southern Lushootseed. Lushootseed is the umbrella term referring to the many dialects spoken by tribes around the southern Puget Sound area… In our case, this word is bəqəlšuɬucid, the Muckleshoot Language.”

With your support, we can help keep this language—and the culture it carries—alive for generations to come.

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Seattle, WA
Grades PreK-2
Racial Justice & Representation
History & Geography
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Nora Lowell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Yoto Mini (2024 Edition) + Starter Pack for Little Kids Bundle – Screen-Free Bluetooth Audio Player, All-in-1 Travel Device for Stories Music Podcasts Radio, Use as Speaker or with Headphones • Amazon Business $84.99 1 $84.99

4 Book Set: Native American Spotlight (ages 10+): Mascot, Elatsoe, Killers of the Flower Moon (Young Readers Edition), Apple: Skin to the Core • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $75.00 1 $75.00

3 Book Set: NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES Bundle: We Are Water Protectors, Berry Song, We Are Grateful (hardcover picture books, indigenous traditions) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00

Honoson 8 Pieces Recordable Answer Buzzers Button Game Show Buzzers Recording Buttons Gifts for Back to School Classroom Team Trivia Games(Bright Color) • Amazon Business $23.99 2 $47.98

YOTO Make Your Own Cards – 5 Blank Audio Cards for Use with Player & Mini All-in-1 Audio Device, Record & Play Stories Music Radio Podcasts Birthday Messages & Fun Educational Learning Activities • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98

Wandering Stars: A novel (YA hardcover, Native American voices) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00

Remember (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00

Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America (Queer Ideas/Queer Action) • Amazon Business $19.79 1 $19.79

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00

Forever Cousins • Amazon Business $16.73 1 $16.73

The Whale Child • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96

There There (YA paperback, Native American voices) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00

Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47

Be a Good Ancestor • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53

Rez Dogs - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

You Hold Me Up • Amazon Business $12.11 1 $12.11

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest - Caldecott Honor Book (paperback picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

I Sang You Down from the Stars • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland's Historic Inauguration • Amazon Business $10.86 1 $10.86

The People Shall Continue • Amazon Business $9.91 1 $9.91

Jo Jo Makoons - Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Jo Jo Makoons - Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Jo Jo Makoons - Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost			$526.73
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$46.09
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.90
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$610.72
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$107.77
Total project goal			$718.49
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$718.49
2 Donors			-$359.23
Donations toward project cost			-$305.35
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$53.88
match offer			-$359.26
Match offer toward project cost			-$305.37
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$53.89
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Bringing Muckleshoot Language & Culture to Our Classroom

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