Natives who code: creating new stories

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Official grant name

Natives who code: creating new stories

Award amount

$6825

Principal investigator

Janice Mak

Direct sponsor

University of Arizona

Award start date

01/15/2023

Award end date

06/30/2025

The approach

This sub-grant involves collaborating with the larger team to co-design a computer science course that includes coding, hardware, physical computing, and data sciences components. It will bring incorporate insight from Indigenous guest experts and role models from computer science, electrical and computer engineering, software engineering and data sciences fields. It involves co-create internship opportunities for youth who complete this program to apply their skills, creativity, and entrepreneurship goals to contribute to the sovereignty and capacities of their own communities.