Note: Media literacy and building context for these sources are all important to consider as we think about using them with students. Please see resources page for source analysis models and frameworks.
These lists are not exhaustive and many opportunities for future research and discovery exist. Essex Heritage thanks North Andover High School History Coordinator Brian Sheehy for compiling these sources as well as the contributing organizations/archives.
Misconception: Land deed contracts demonstrate how Native peoples were not effective negotiators
Misconception: Mascots that represent Indigenous people honor their heritage
Misconception: Native peoples did not play a significant part in the Revoluntionary War
Other images/ “historical cards” to deconstruct when teaching about depictions of Native peoples