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Indigenous People of Illinois Educational Materials
Indigenous People of Illinois Educational Materials
Welcome to education materials for educators on the Indigenous People of Illinois.
Welcome to education materials for educators on the Indigenous People of Illinois.
You will find activities, videos, and resource materials. These resources are for your use in teaching about Indigenous or Native people in Illinois.
You will find activities, videos, and resource materials. These resources are for your use in teaching about Indigenous or Native people in Illinois.
Below are resources to use in teaching about Indigenous People (Native American, American Indian) in your classroom. More information will be added. Please know the Museum works with Indigenous People in providing information.
What Is Cahokia? - A Unit for 3rd-5th Grade
What Is Cahokia? - A Unit for 3rd-5th Grade
This unit was developed with teacher input for use in 3rd -5th grade about Cahokia and the Mississippian people also known as the Mounds Builders.
You can access and download the unit in PDF which is the Teacher Packet.
Videos on Indigenous People
Videos on Indigenous People
Native People of Illinois - ISM Educator Lorna Shuman explores the Native people of Illinois starting with Cahokia through today. This video is for Kindergarten-2nd grade students but can be used with older students.
What Did People From Cahokia Grow and Eat? -This video talks about what type of crops and foods were grown by Indigenous people at Cahokia and other Mississippian Towns in Illinois. This video is part of the What is Cahokia for 3rd-5th grade students
What Type of Cloth Was Used: Exploring Indigenous Cloth? - This video talks about what type of cloth was used by Indigenous people in Illinois. This video is part of the What is Cahokia for 3rd-5th grade students.
Resources
Resources
Resources on Indigenous People, MS Word, PDF
Evaluating Books for Native American Indian Bias and Stereotypes from the American Indian Library Association
Guidelines for Evaluating and Selecting Native American Literature for the Classroom by Debbie Reece, from her article in Journal of Language Articles, January 2007
What’s Wrong With This Diorama? You Can Read All About It - Article by Ana Fota of the New York Times, March 20, 2019. This article explores what is wrong with a diorama at the American Museum of Nature History and how the Museum amended the exhibit to help visitors understand what was wrong with the exhibit.
Harvest Ceremony, Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth, (PDF version)- Explore what the actual Thanksgiving was like from the Native perspective of the Wampanoag people. This is from the Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian.
Reclamation of a Landscape - Emiquon
Explore with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort the people that lived along the Illinois River and how the area was changed and reclaimed as wetlands at Emiquon.
Upper Elementary & High School
Subsistence Patterns of Native People
Explore with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort food production and storage of the Indigenous People along the Illinois River.
Upper Elementary & Jr. High
Personal Connections- Legacy of the Past: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Learn about a personal connection with a Museum object. Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort shares a story from his family and tribe's history that connects with an object in the Museum's collection.
Upper Elementary-High School
Community Discovery: Nettle Cresent Pot
Discover with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort as he shares about the Nettle Cresent pot to learn more about pottery and archaeology
Upper Elementary - High School
Reclamation of a Landscape - Emiquon
Explore with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort the people that lived along the Illinois River and how the area was changed and reclaimed as wetlands at Emiquon.
Upper Elementary & High School
Subsistence Patterns of Native People
Explore with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort food production and storage of the Indigenous People along the Illinois River.
Upper Elementary & Jr. High
Personal Connections- Legacy of the Past: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Learn about a personal connection with a Museum object. Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort shares a story from his family and tribe's history that connects with an object in the Museum's collection.
Upper Elementary-High School
Community Discovery: Nettle Cresent Pot
Discover with Archaeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort as he shares about the Nettle Cresent pot to learn more about pottery and archaeology
Upper Elementary - High School
Tool Making and Fabrication
Explore with Archeologist Dr. Logan Pappenfort how Indigenous people made and used tools.
Upper Elementary-High School
House 4 Pot at Cahokia: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Archaeologist Brooke Morgan a pot found in House 4 at Cahokia.
Upper Elementary-High School
The Clay Stopper: Exploring Objects that Tell A Story
Explore with Archaeologist Dr. Brooke Morgan a unique object that tells a story of pottery in Early America.
Upper Elementary-Jr High School
ISM & Native People
Sit down with ISM Director of Tribal Relations, Heather Miller and ISM Director of Interpretation, Jenn Edginton to understand why the story of Indigenous people is changing at ISM.
High School
Elementary Activities
Elementary Activities
Have students create a beaded corn necklace as an appropriate activity. This is from the Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian.
Secondary Activities
Secondary Activities
Native Perspective on Thanksgiving - Have students read and discuss Thanksgiving: A Native American View (PDF), by Jacqueline Keeler, The Suppressed Speech of Wamsutta (Frank B.) James, Wampanoag, (PDF), and Why I'm Not Thankful for Thanksgiving (PDF) by Michael Dorris to explore and understand the Native perspective on Thanksgiving.
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