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Native American lessons for your classroom

Carol Buswell Mar 4, 2016 3:40 PM

There is a new resource from the National Park Service Lewis and Clark Historic Trail, the University of Oregon, and the National Archives! It contains two volumes of articles designed to help teachers incorporate Native American stories, histories, facts, and teaching methods into their classroom. Included as well are 7 complete teaching units, focused around Native perceptions and realities along the Lewis and Clark Trail, that demonstrate the how the principles from the handbook can be used to create the inclusion of :Native People into your classroom discussion. The teaching units include connections to Common Core, the National Museum of the American Indian "Essential Understandings," state Native Education resources, book and other resource lists, useful online sites for studying science, history, writing, reading, geography, geology, and more! All materials are either included or linked so you can start using in your classroom TOMORROW. Everything is available at: http://honoringtriballegacies.com

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Carol Buswell May 13, 2016 1:15 PM (in response to Carol Buswell)

How do YOU incorporate material about Native Americans into your classroom subjects?
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  Thomas Richardson Feb 15, 2018 8:26 AM (in response to Carol Buswell)
  
  There was an old Osage settlement in southern Missouri that my middle school social studies classes visited frequently in the spring. A lot of the modern residents are Osage descendants and they hosted seasonal workshops for schools to educate kids on Native American history in Missouri. I enjoyed it immensely! If schools have possibilities to learn and work directly with Native American descendants, it's definitely worth it.
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  Edith Sandler May 1, 2018 11:39 AM (in response to Carol Buswell)
  
  The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers use primary sources from the Library's digital collections in their teaching. A list of lesson plans is available on the Library’s Teachers Page. Currently, two lesson plans discuss American Indian History; one focuses on American Indian Reservation Controversies, and another on Indian Boarding Schools. Additional resources for teachers and students may be found in the Library’s online teaching guide to resources related to Native American History.
  
  Many Nations: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Indian and Alaska Native Peoples of the United States, a 340-page illustrated guide to material at the Library of Congress, is designed to help orient researchers to different aspects of Indian studies and provide ideas for further inquiry. You can find Many Nations online in full-text through HathiTrust.
  
  Keep an eye on the Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog for more suggestions, like this one on Native Americans in the First World War and the Fight for Citizenship. Share your comments or suggestions for future lesson plans using the Library of Congress’ collections through Ask-a-Librarian!
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