Native American Heritage Month EdVenture
November 15, 2022
Grades K-8
Native American Heritage Month EdVenture 2022
On Tuesday, November 15, come learn and expand your experiences: Why are stories from different cultures important?
Join us to learn from experts from the Smithsonian, Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Durham Museum, USD 259's Native American Indian department, and more.
Recordings Now Available
The On-Demand Sessions Are Available All Day
Scheduled Live Sessions - All Sessions are in Central Standard Time
9:30 - 10:10
American Indians w/ Smithsonian American Art Museum
10:30 - 11:00
Native Americans Yesterday and Today
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story Author Visit
Traces Through Time
1:00 - 1:30
Pocahontas and the Powhatan Indians (2nd-8th)
2:00 - 2:45
The Ancestral Sonoran Desert People
3:00 - 3:30:
Native American Life
ON-DEMAND SESSIONS
These are accessible for the entire day. Simply click the link to view at your convenience.
Indian Homes in Kansas
PRIMARY TEACHERS - This FREE Nearpod Lesson is provided by The Kansas State Historical Society. You do not need a Nearpod account to use it.
Nearpod lessons fill up. If one link doesn't work, try the other: link 1, link 2, or link 3.
This free program uses Nearpod.com to provide an interactive lesson. This lesson can be teacher led or self-paced for students. Students will use historical thinking skills to actively engage in "doing" history. The platform allows parents and teachers to check the progress of their student's work online. Teachers interested in adding this lesson to their Nearpod library can contact kshs.education@ks.gov to request an editable copy of this lesson.
This Nearpod.com lesson can be teacher led or self-paced for students. Students will learn that not all American Indians are the same but have cultural differences by examining three historic Plains Indian homes. Students will study natural resources using historic photos and videos from the Kansas Museum of History gallery, view a corn grinding demonstration, and identify the many uses of the buffalo. Interactive activities reinforce this theme of similarities and differences of Plains Indians' homes.
Creating Paints with Nature
Created by our Friends at Exploration Place
GRADES 2-8
Have you ever wondered how paint was made before you could buy it at the store? Educator Erica is here to brush up your knowledge of ancient pigments.
TEACHERS - If you were able to use this video in class, Exploration Place would value your thoughts via this short survey.
If the video doesn't play properly, try accessing it from this Google Slideshow
Indigenous Peoples Day for Kids: Respect and Kindness
Grades 3-8
In this video, children will explore the history of Indigenous Peoples Day and learn how to celebrate the rich diversity and history of Indigenous Peoples.
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
A Fascinating Look at a Kanza Indian Dwelling: How Native Americans Lived Before White Settlers
Grades All
Just North of Atchison Kansas, at the Independence Creek: Lewis & Clark Historic Site, there is a recreation of a Kanza Sod Dwelling. The historical markers were non-existent at this place. They look like they faded away a long long time ago! But that hasn't stopped me for learning some vey interesting things about this site!
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
A Fascinating Look at a Kanza Indian Dwelling: How Native Americans Lived Before White Settlers
Grades All
Just North of Atchison Kansas, at the Independence Creek: Lewis & Clark Historic Site, there is a recreation of a Kanza Sod Dwelling. The historical markers were non-existent at this place. They look like they faded away a long long time ago! But that hasn't stopped me for learning some vey interesting things about this site!
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
What is Indigenous Corn?
Presented by the Kansas State Historical Society
Grades 3-8
Almost every student has eaten corn and has a solid understanding of what corn looks like today. Indigenous corn, however, possesses unique qualities that are long gone in today’s varieties. Preserving foodways is an excellent way of maintaining cultural practices throughout history. Explore HGSS standard #4, societies experience continuity and change over time, with this fascinating look into the cultural and nutritional significance of traditional Indigenous corn.
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
Bison Bladder – A Water Bottle?
Presented by the Kansas State Historical Society
Grades 3-8
Find out how the Native Americans of Kansas transported water in the past by taking an up close view of a bison's bladder.
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
The Potawatomi Baptist Manual Labor School
Presented by the Kansas State Historical Society
Grades 5-8
Explore a brief history of the Potawatomi, the history of the Potawatomi Baptist Manual Labor School, and its use throughout the post-mission period. Includes an introduction by John Boursaw, legislative representative for District 4 of the Citizen Potawatomi.
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
Recalling the Osage Nation, Which First Called Kansas City Home
Grades 5-8
The history of Kansas City starts with a group of people whose way of being was rooted with the land. Here's the story of the Osage, "Smokey Water," and how it all changed.
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
Kiowa Early History & Culture - Part 1
Grades 3-8
Karen Onco is a retired educator of 42 years. She is a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe, headquartered in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Karen Onco speaks about Kiowa history, customs, traditions, regalia and religious beliefs.
Check out Part 2: Kiowa Warrior Societies & Art
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
Kiowa Early History & Culture - Part 4
Grades 3-8
Karen Onco is a retired educator of 42 years. She is a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe, headquartered in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Karen Onco speaks about Kiowa history, customs, traditions, regalia and religious beliefs.
Check out Part 3: Kiowa Male Clothing and Culture
TEACHERS - If the video does not play properly, try accessing it on this Google Slideshow
USD 259 EdTech Resources Through District Wide Licenses
259 Teachers - Many of our district purchased tools such as Seesaw, EdPuzzle, NearPod, Discovery Education, and Pebble Go Next have awesome Native American Heritage Month Resources. Be sure to check them out.
If you have trouble logging into any of these resources, be sure to contact the Help Desk for assistance.
Seesaw - K-2
Seesaw has an activity entitled "Who Previously Lived on This Land?" where students will read a brief informational text on Native Americans and the land now known as the United States.
NOTE- you must login through Rapid Identity
BrainPOP Jr - Grades PK-3
There are 5 videos with extension activities available through BrainPOP Jr.
EdPuzzle Originals - Grades 3-5
Edpuzzle has original content for Thanksgiving, Pocahontas, the Taino People, Sacagawea, The Trail of Tears and more.
Pebble Go Next - Grades 3-5
BRAND NEW Resource for 259 Elemetnary Classrooms! Pebble Go Next has entire library of Native American Resources
NOTE- you must login through Rapid Identity
BrainPOP - Grades 4-8
There are 26 Native American related videos with extension activities through BrainPOP
Nearpod Lessons - All Grades
With over 25 different Nearpod original lessons and activities highlighting Native American History Month, there is something for your classroom here.
Flip Discussion Topics - All Grades
Flip has dozens of student reflection activities for Native American History.
Discovery Education - All Grades
Discovery Ed has several resources available for Native American History Month.
NOTE- you must login through Rapid Identity
9:30 - 10:10
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
American Indians
3rd Grade - 8th Grade
American Indians are part of the past, present, and future of the United States. Explore histories and cultures of some American Indians as captured by both Native and non-Native artists. Discuss the influence of geography, tradition, and tribal affiliation on contemporary Indian artists.
Presented by: Smithsonian American Art Museum
10:30 - 11:00
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Native Americans Yesterday and Today
All Grade Levels
Need descriptions
Presented by: USD 259's Native American Education Department's Experts
Students will have the opportunity to understand that day to day life for Native Americans 500 years ago is no different than life today. The only difference is the process and technology that is available now.
The purpose of the Wichita Public Schools Title VI Native American Indian Education Program is to serve Indian students so that they meet or exceed the same challenging state academic achievement standards all students are expected to meet. Our program currently supports over 1,400 Native students who attend USD 259 schools. These students are supported through a variety of academic and cultural activities including tutors who are placed in select elementary schools across the district. The tutors concentrate their efforts on academic assistance, and cultural enrichment.
Traces Through Time
4th - 8th Grades
This national park spreads across Alabama, Mississippi, & Tennessee. It is a 444-mile scenic drive that roughly follows the "old Natchez Trace" which was a historical corridor used by American Indians, European settlers, slave traders, solders, and even future presidents.
Learn the history of the Parkway, going back thousands of years when bison roamed through today. Learn about the people, explorations and stories held along this special place.
Presented by: Natchez Trace National Parkway
1:00-1:30 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Pocahontas and the Powhatan Indians
2nd - 8th
Using primary sources as well as replica artifacts created by Mattaponi Indians, students will learn about what life was like for Woodland Indians by examining the Algonquian speaking Powhatans in Virginia before the first English settlers made it their home.
The Powhatans serve as an excellent example of Woodland Indian culture that dominated the eastern United States prior to the European contract. Students will identify the various natural resources used by Native American men, women, and children to make their tools and clothing. Students will also be engaged in a discussion about Pocahontas and the myths associated with her life.
Presented by: Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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2:00-2:45 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
The Ancestral Sonoran People
3rd-5th
For over a thousand years, the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People called the desert their home. During this program, students will be introduced to the culture, daily life, and survival of the ancestral people as they complete a drawing activity along with a ranger. They will compare life in the past to their lives today. Students will be introduced to the mission of the National Park Service and how they can help protect Casa Grande Ruins for future generations.
TEACHERS - Students will need these items during the call
-1 piece of paper
-pencil or pen
Presented by: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (National Park Service)
3:00-3:30 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Native American Life
Explore the life of the Plains Native American tribes. Enter the Durham Museum’s tepee and earth lodge to interact with artifacts and meet Scout, our resident buffalo. Learn how the Plains Native Americans used the resources around them throughout the centuries!
A special thank you to our generous sponsors: The Peter Kiewit Foundation, The Lincoln Financial Foundation, Holland Foundation, and Children's Hospital and Medical Center..
If you've enjoy these virtual sessions, be sure to check out all of the great Virtual Field Trip and Guest Speaker opportunities at usd259.org/virtuallearning. Our events are created for the Wichita Public Schools students but we welcome all schools around the globe to participate with us.