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Native Girls Code (NGC) is a Seattle-based program that focuses on providing computer coding skills with grounding in traditional
Indigenous knowledge Traditional knowledge (TK), indigenous knowledge (IK) and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities. According to the World Intellectual Property Organ ...
for Native American girls aged 12–18 through workshops, coaching, teaching and role modeling. It is organized by the non-profit organization Na'ah Illahee Fund (Mother Earth in the Chinook language), in partnership with
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Digital Youth Lab and the Washington NASA Space Consortium, as a way to support and perpetuate
traditional knowledge Traditional knowledge (TK), indigenous knowledge (IK) and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities. According to the World Intellectual Property Organ ...
, build leadership of women and encourage gr8er participation of Native American students in
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fields. The program was designed specifically to give Native girls from tribes throughout the United States a place to develop a strong foundation in Native culture, Native science, and build the skills needed to use modern computer technologies, resulting in the creation of websites, online games and virtual worlds. Leaders hope Native Girls Code will enrich both the girls and their communities.


Awards and grants

In 2016 NGC was awarded a grant through the City of Seattle's Technology Matching Fund, aimed at increasing digital equity among underrepresented Seattle citizens.
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has been a major funder of the program and
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has donated laptops and filming equipment to NGC.


See also

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Girls Who Code Girls Who Code (also known as GWC) is an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. The organization works toward closing the gender employment difference in computing. They h ...
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Black Girls Code Black Girls CODE (BGC) is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on providing technology education for African-American girls. Kimberly Bryant, an electrical engineer who had worked in biotech for over 20 years, founded Black Girls Code in ...
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I Look Like an Engineer The I Look Like an Engineer movement was created in August 2015 by software developer Isis Anchalee (formerly Isis Wenger) as a response to the backlash the OneLogin recruitment ad in which she was featured received. The movement aspired to break th ...


References

{{US-org-stub Organizations for women in science and technology Computer science education Women in computing Native American women's organizations Native Americans in Washington (state) Organizations based in Seattle Native American scientists Native American women scientists