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In brief: Edmond American Indian education takes price in winning top honor

 
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Published: December 20, 2008

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Edmond American Indian educator takes pride in winning top honor
The Oklahoma Council for Indian Education named Sydna Yellowfish, a teacher at Edmond’s Boulevard Academy, the Indian Educator of the Year. Yellowfish received the award at a banquet the council held Dec. 9 in Tulsa. She said the honor filled her with pride.

photo - Sydna Yellowfish, left, receives the Indian Educator of the Year award from Kimberly Smith, the Oklahoma Council of Indian Education’s past president. PHOTO PROVIDED BY EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Sydna Yellowfish, left, receives the Indian Educator of the Year award from Kimberly Smith, the Oklahoma Council of Indian Education’s past president. PHOTO PROVIDED BY EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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"I’m very pleased to be the recipient of it,” Yellowfish said. "To be selected makes me happy and as others would say it validates some of the work I did here with the Indian Education program.”

Jim Carlile, Boulevard Academy’s director, called Yellowfish a great teacher who works hard to help her students get ahead. He said Yellowfish deserved the award.

Yellowfish, a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, has worked as the district’s Indian Education Coordinator for the last 24 years. She said she became a teacher so she could teach others about her heritage.

"Being able to teach my culture and the way I was raised by my parents and grandparents helped me want to share some of those things and maybe correct some common stereotypes and educate — not just our youth but everyone — about our Indian people,” she said.

JESSE OLIVAREZ, Staff Writer

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