About Reconnecting The Circle

Reconnecting The Circle ("RTC") encourages people to learn about Native American people and cultures, and seeks to develop a more meaningful and complete perspective on Indian Country. (e.g., the collective reference for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.) 

We're focusing on middle and high-school students and educators right now. We launched in the Fall of 2006 with a National High School Essay Contest. The question asked, "Why is reconnecting the circle with Native Americans important today"? We awarded 10 students (5 Native American and 5 non-Native) $2,500 each. We wanted people to take this thing seriously. 

We're now heading into our 3rd essay contest and have other cool things planned, including the launch of our new website (September), along with an interactive, Flash trivia game. We're also launching a Video Storytelling project. Stay tuned!