This page is intended to help Elementary and Secondary Teachers find culturally accurate and appropriate information regarding American Indian History and Culture.
Elementary (K-5)
- Social Studies Curriculum & Lesson Plans
- Uinta Basin Teaching American History Project
- Amauta (Online Classes) or (Classroom Technology)
- Social Studies Curriculum & Lesson Plans
- American Indian Children Literature
- Molly of Denali- "Grandpa's Drum"
- Coyote Steals Fire (Grades 3-5)
- Coyote Steals Fire: Creative Movement (Grades 1, 2, 3)
- I Love the Mountains- Damen Doiya (Grades 3,4,5)
- Native American Round Dance (Grades 3, 4, 5)
- Northwestern Shoshone Fish Song (Grades 3-4)
Secondary (6-12)
- PBS- Circles of Stories
- Trial Tribes- Historical Tribal Perspective, along trails followed by Lewis and Clark
- Uinta Basin Teaching American History Project
- Amplify the Voices of Contemporary Native Leaders in Your Classroom
- Transforming teaching and learning about Native Americans
Thanksgiving
- American Indian Perspective on Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Mourning
- Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way
- A Story of Survival: The Wampanoag and the English
- Three Sisters
- Bioneers Indigeneity Curriculum
American Indian Children Literature
K-12 Lessons and Resources
Smithsonian and Native Knowledge 360֯ Resources:
NATIVE KNOWLEDGE 360° EDUCATION INITIATIVE WEBSITE: https://americanindian.si.edu/
Honoring Original Indigenous Inhabitants: Land Acknowledgment | Helpful Handout Educator Resource - https://americanindian.si.edu/
Framework for Essential Understandings About American Indians
https://americanindian.si.edu/
Northern Plains Treaties Resource Overview
https://americanindian.si.edu/
Essential Understandings Key Concept #6 Power, Authority, Governance
https://americanindian.si.edu/
Smithsonian Nation to Nation YouTube Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Haudenosaunee Guide for Educators:
https://americanindian.si.edu/
Smithsonian Article: 1778 Treaty with the Delaware
https://www.smithsonianmag.
Smithsonian Article about Pamunkey People
https://www.
Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Article
https://www.
Northern Plains: Values case study
https://americanindian.si.edu/
Native Youth Differing Values YouTube Video
Arianna Henry, Salish Kootenai - YouTube