Nea Leo Reano Memorial Award
The NEA Leo Reano Memorial award was created in honor of Leo Reano who was a teacher, artist, and interpreter. He dedicated his life securing educational opportunities for American Indian/ Alaska Native children.
Starita was awarded the Leo Reano Memorial award because of his “work towards the education and achievement of equal opportunity for American Indians.” Joe spent time working for the Miami Herald exposing injustices and unethical practices towards Haitian immigrants. After obtaining a job at the Univeristy of Nebraska at Lincoln, Starita’s interest “grew to include the study of history and culture of Native Americans.”
One-way Starita works towards American Indian equality is raising money for his scholarship fund. Starita uses proceeds from the book and fees for related speaking engagements for raising funds for his scholarship. Another way is by educating the public with his Native Daughters project. Starita began this project in 2009 to “help his students examine the roles that Native American women have traditionally played in Indian history, culture, art, medicine, and politics."
Starita was awarded the Leo Reano Memorial award because of his “work towards the education and achievement of equal opportunity for American Indians.” Joe spent time working for the Miami Herald exposing injustices and unethical practices towards Haitian immigrants. After obtaining a job at the Univeristy of Nebraska at Lincoln, Starita’s interest “grew to include the study of history and culture of Native Americans.”
One-way Starita works towards American Indian equality is raising money for his scholarship fund. Starita uses proceeds from the book and fees for related speaking engagements for raising funds for his scholarship. Another way is by educating the public with his Native Daughters project. Starita began this project in 2009 to “help his students examine the roles that Native American women have traditionally played in Indian history, culture, art, medicine, and politics."