Indigenous/Native American Heritage Month
November is Indigenous/Native American Heritage Month!
November is Native American Heritage Month, sometimes called Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Indigenous people. While the histories should be celebrated and incorporated into our work throughout the school year, this month is an opportune time to teach and learn about the unique challenges people have faced both historically and in the present - and the ways in which they have worked to conquer these challenges. (National Congress of American Indians). (Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victory, NY pictured above)
Please visit the sites and consider using the resources below as you you celebrate Native American Heritage Month with your students.
EVENTS
Secondary-Level Lessons
Social media hashtag:
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, #IndigenousHeritageMonth
Indigenous Library: Please know that we should be using the official names that cultures/people call themselves as opposed to the names outside groups have given to various cultures/groups of people. Example: Our local Indigenous families are called The Hodinöhsö:ni. You may stumble across books that use the wrong titles/names. Please let us know.
More Book Lists Slide Show National Museum 30 stories for 30 days
Local Heroes Highlight: The Hodinöhsö:ni’ Confederacy
Educational Programs Wampum Legend of the Three Sisters Virtual Programming
The Hodinöhsö:ni
"People who are building the Longhouse"
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