This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
Karen Kitchen is a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. She is an advocate, educator, and musician working with Native American youth and families in Portland, Oregon.
A licensed P-12 teacher and administrator, Karen has had the privilege of working with students in Indian Country for nearly three decades. She has been Director of Title VI Indian Education for Portland Public Schools (PPS), was on the Administrators of Color Steering Committee, and served on the advisory panel to develop the Oregon Department of Education’s American Indian Alaska Native State Plan. She is proud to have reinstated the Native Montessori Pre-K program during her tenure with PPS, and continues to support the classroom’s cultural curriculum as a presenter and as a substitute teacher.
Karen enjoys performing tribally-specific songs to inspire and educate Native and non-Native audiences about AI/AN history, contemporary issues, and the diversity and beauty of AI/AN music

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