This page has resources and lesson plans focused on Native American Studies.
This course aims to introduce students to the diverse histories and cultures of the Native American diaspora abroad and in the United States. We will use primary and secondary source materials to explore various aspects of Native American Studies including terminology, historical context (influential events and people), geographical and environmental context, cultural context (social organization, language and communication, education, literature and the arts, religion and spirituality, traditions, beliefs and core values, food, etc.), migration, conflict, and identity.
The Native Knowledge 360 Essential Understandings from the Smithsonian specifies historical and cultural points of information related to the diverse communities and cultures of the Native American diaspora
Standards: Native Knowledge 360 Essential Understandings from Smithsonian
Native American History Websites - includes lesson plans, resources, etc.
National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian
Native Education Curriculum Materials from OSPI
Native American History: The Need for a Comprehensive Curriculum
More states move to require lessons on Native American history and culture
Inside a New Effort to Change What Schools Teach About Native American History article in Smithsonian Magazine
Native Knowledge 360° from Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Federally recognized Indian tribes and resources for Native Americans - from the U.S. government, includes list of all federally recognized tribes
Search federally recognized tribes by state - from the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Largest American Indian and Alaska Native tribes according to number of self-identified members, by race and tribal group: 2000 - from the National Center for Education Statistics
American Indian and Alaska Native Records in the National Archives
The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before from NPR
National atlas. Indian tribes, cultures & languages - from Library of Congress
Map of the Indian tribes of North America, about 1600 A.D. along the Atlantic, & about 1800 A.D. westwardly - from Library of Congress
Map of Native American Tribes 1783 from University of Oregon
Maps of Native North Americans on the Eve of European Contact from University of Oregon
The U.S. history of Native American Boarding Schools by Melissa Mejia
Native American Activism: 1960s to Present from Zinn Education Project
The header photo above features a dreamcatcher. More information on dreamcatchers:
Dream Catcher from the Museum of Ontario Archaeology
Dreamcatcher from New World Encyclopedia
Dream Catcher | History, Origin, Meaning & Indian Symbolism from Powwows.com
Dreamcatchers are not your "asethetic" by Nudrat Karim
The Dreamcatcher (video) from PBS Learning Media