Amid concerns from tribal leaders that No Child Left Behind testing is squeezing out electives that have traditionally covered their history and cultures, an ambitious brace of programs is making Native America part of the core curriculum at David Wolfle Elementary School and other schools in the western Washington State. By tapping into nontraditional learning techniques and original stories shared by local tribal members, the programs--the Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum and the Canoes Upon Our Waters project--have given students at this school in Kingston, across Puget Sound from Seattle, a deeper sense of and respect for the native culture. But they have also lighted a booster rocket under its state test scores, in reading, writing, and math. Furthermore, both programs focus on raising achievement through awareness of American Indian culture.