Indigenous Communities

Teaching & Learning Resources for Native American Heritage Month and every day

Indigneous Peoples History

Choice Board about Residential Schools

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

PBS video

Native American Heritage MonthThis is a collection of education resources for Native American Heritage Month

Profiles of the American West: WWII Navajo Code Talkers - How the West is Fun | PBS LearningMediaOver 400 men served as Navajo Code Talkers during the Second World War, using words from the Navajo language as code words for military objects, for example the Navajo word for owl represented an observation plane.

Arizona Department of Education

National Park Service

Smithsonian National Museum

Digital Resources for Parents and Teachers — National Indian Education Association

Molly of Denali Podcast on PBS Kids

Chapter 4: Code Talking | Native Words, Native WarriorsThe Code Talkers’ role in war required intelligence and bravery. Code Talkers developed and memorized a special code.

Native American Heritage Month

History and Culture

NativeLand.caWelcome to Native Land. This is a resource for North Americans (and others) to find out more about local Indigenous territories and languages.

Native American Heritage MonthAs Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, be sure to continue incorporating this history in your curriculum and support Native American students year-round. Use these resources to help students contextualize the true history and contemporary issues of Native peoples.

Native Knowledge 360° | Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianEducational resources, lesson plans, teacher training, and strategies to support positive change! Native Knowledge 360° is a national initiative to inspire and promote improved teaching and learning about Native America. #NK360

Timeline | Investing in Native CommunitiesExplore this chronological timeline written by Dr. Karina Walters, containing historically traumatic events, settler colonial policies, and Native resistance movements. Read More

Land Acknowledgement:
What is it? Why is it done? How can you utilize it?

#HonorNativeLand — U.S. Department of Arts and CultureA call to action and guide to open public events and gatherings with acknowledgment of the traditional Native inhabitants of the land. Acknowledgment is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and cultu

A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgmentAfter hosting an Indigenous land acknowledgment event, we put together this written guide to based on our panelists' responses.

This is one example of a land acknowledgement.
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Resources to learn about and support indigenous communities and students

Mesa Public Schools Native American Education Program

Indian Country Today: Native American facts, news, history & culture

Phoenix Indian Center: Boys with Braids

Teach Truth about Native American Boarding Schools

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)Designed to help readers develop a critical eye about representations of American Indians in children's and young adult books

With Alaskan Native Lead, 'Molly Of Denali' Breaks New GroundNPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim and Creative Producer Princess Johnson about the first PBS children's series featuring an Alaskan Native lead.

History and Culture - SRPMIC

Episode 80: In Conversation with Trisha Moquino - Bright MorningThis week Elena is in conversation with Trisha Moquino, the founder of Keres Children's Learning Center (KCLC) in Cochiti Pueblo, NM. KCLC is a Keres-language revitalization school that uses an intergenerational approach to immersion and dual-language with Montessori pedagogy. It is one of very few schools in the country that provides children with the opportunity to learn through their heritage language. And a few short years ago it didn’t exist. Over the course of this conversation Trisha graciously teaches about the history of displacement and war on Native peoples and also beautifully shares the pressing need to support Indigenous people today in reclaiming their children’s education and honoring their heritage in school systems.

Native American Students Reflect on Their Experiences in SchoolStudents from Del Norte and adjacent tribal lands talk about their experiences in the school system and how they would change it to make it better for Native American students.

Lessons Learned in Teaching Native American HistoryA white teacher shares resources and things she’s learned: Be humble, find the gaps in your knowledge, and listen to Native voices.

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