P.I.K.E.S
What is PIKES?
PIKES — Public Indigenous Knowledge Education Systems — is a proprietary curriculum framework designed to support K–12 educators in delivering standards-aligned Indigenous Knowledge content with cultural accuracy, tribal consent, and pedagogical rigor. PIKES was developed by Jennifer Ashley in response to the Washington State HB 5433 mandate and is grounded in twenty years of community-based North American Indian Education for All partnership with the Blackfeet Tribal Nation in Montana. In the Pacific Northwest, including collaboration with numerous museums, Office of Public Instruction in Montana and Washington, and Research through Boston University.
The PIKES LAS + G Framework
PIKES — Public Indigenous Knowledge Education Systems — is a proprietary curriculum framework designed to support K–12 educators in delivering standards-aligned Indigenous Knowledge content with cultural accuracy, tribal consent, and pedagogical rigor. PIKES was developed by Jennifer Ashley in response to the Washington State HB 5433 mandate and is grounded in twenty years of community-based North American Indian Education for All partnership with the Blackfeet Tribal Nation in Montana. In the Pacific Northwest, including collaboration with numerous museums, Office of Public Instruction in Montana and Washington, and Research through Boston University.
The PIKES LAS + G Framework
- LEARN — Students acquire foundational knowledge about the cultural, historical, and ecological context of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- APPLY — Students apply that knowledge through studio art-making, writing, research, and cross-disciplinary projects
- SHARE — Students present, exhibit, and discuss their work in community-facing contexts
- THE G FACTOR — The generative question that drives each unit: What does this knowledge mean for how we live today?
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