My name is Gerri Parker and I am Choctaw and Cherokee. Both tribes are originally from the Southeast. Both tribes were forced by the US military to leave their traditional homelands and were marched to Indian Territory. I am married to a Choctaw and we have 4 grown children, a lot of grandsons and only 1 granddaughter. I have been teaching at De Anza since 1983. For 10 years I was a part time instructor and was hired full time in 1993. I have also taught at University of Santa Clara, San Jose City College, Ohlone College, Evergreen College and have guest lectured at San Jose State and Stanford University.

I have also been a Native Studies curriculum developer and trainer for Indian Education Programs and the Office of Indian Education. I also conducted a substantial number of teacher workshops in the Bay Area concerning American Indian students and their learning needs, native cultures, art, history and Thanksgiving myths and resource materials for reading books and Social Studies programs by grade level. I also ran the Tutorial Center at the San Jose Indian Center, the Adult Ed/G.E.D. Program and functioned as the Vocational Counselor at the Indian Center placing adults in vocational training programs. I also was employed for a number of years as a teacher, curriculum developer and workshop trainer for Westpoint Elementary School in Calaveras County, Fremont Unified School District in Fremont CA and for the Livermore Unified School District.

I did my undergraduate work in Anthropology with an emphasis in California Indian prehistoric archaeology. It was not a very popular idea to be an American Indian and a working archaeologist, especially one excavating sites with American Indian burials in the late '60s and early '70s when I was in school at CSU Hayward (which is now CSU East Bay). After graduating I worked one summer professionally on a site disrupted by the building of Interstate 5 near Tracy and Manteca. I made the decision to leave the archaeology field and applied to CSUH's new Teacher Corps Program. A partnership with the Berkeley Public School District enabled the Interns of this partnership to teach in the the Berkeley schools. We also pioneered the Master's Degree in Multicultural Curriculum Development and left at the end of the 2 year program with Single and Multiple Subject California teaching credentials.

Since coming to De Anza, in addition to teaching American Indian Studies courses I have also taught Inter-cultural Studies courses (ICS 2/ICS 9/ICS 4).



AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES DEPT.
Part of the Intercultural-International Studies Division
My phone number: 408-864-5448
E-mail parkergerri@fhda.edu
Website http://facultydeanza.fhda.edu/parkergerri/

The American Indian Studies (A.I.S.) Department is part of the Intercultural-International Studies Division. Degree opportunities in Intercultural Studies with an emphasis in American Indian Studies is an option The AIS Dept. serves as the focal point for financial aid and transfer resources for Indian students enrolled at De Anza, and provides support and a sense of community on a campus of 25,000 students. All students enrolled in A.I.S. Dept. courses also serve as volunteers to the American Indian community activities and organizations and earn extra credit.

SCHEDULE

FALL QUARTER 2008
Office: MCC 22
Office hour: 1130 am to 1220 am MTWR

I am not available on Fridays except by appointment.

FALL 2008 Classes:

ICS_044.01-----------MTWR 1030 to 1120 am in MCC-15
AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

ICS_044.02-----------T/TH 130 PM to 310 PM in MCC-15
AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

ICS_045.01-----------MTWR 930 to 1020 AM in MCC-15
Survey of American Indian Art
ICS_045.02-----------MTWR 1230 PM to 120 PM in MCC-15
Survey of American Indian Art


Winter 2009
Office hour MTWR 1130 am to 1220 pm in MCC 22 or by appt.
I am not available on Fridays except by appointment

CLASSES
ICS_044.01-----------MTWR 1030 to 1120 am in MCC-15
AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

ICS_044.02-----------M/W 130 PM to 310 PM in MCC-15
AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

ICS_045.01-----------MTWR 930 to 1020 AM in MCC-15
Survey of American Indian Art

ICS_045.02-----------MTWR 1230 PM to 120 PM in MCC-15
Survey of American Indian Art

Spring 2009

Office hour MTWR 930 am to 1020 am in MCC 22 or by appt.
I am not available on Fridays except by appointment

Classes
ICS_09.01---CANCELLED---MTWR 930 to 1020 AM in MCC-15

ICS_09.02-----------MTWR 1030 AM to 1120 AM in MCC-15

Survey of American Indian Art ICS_045.01-----------MTWR 830 to 920 AM in MCC-15

Survey of American Indian Art ICS_045.02-----------MTWR 1230 PM to 120 PM in MCC-15



Summer 2009

OFFICE HOUR:

I will teach a section of ICS 45( 2 nights a week--Tues and Thurs) and a section of ICS 9(TWTH). I will post the times as soon as the IIS Division releases the information.
telephone: 408-864-5448
E-mail: parkergerri@fhda.edu