Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
ONLINE RESOURCES:
BIONEERS https://bioneers.org/
Go to Programs: Indigeneity program — accurate and contemporary information about Indigenous science, media, and curriculum for social change.
The Real Thanksgiving: Lesson plan, 27 pages https://bioneers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Real-Thanksgiving-Lesson-Plan-v2.pdf
Curriculum bundle aligned with national standards for grades 9-12+. Teacher instructions, activities, assessment, and additional materials for a week of instruction. This lesson deconstructs the story of Thanksgiving and reframes it from a Native American perspective.
Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
ONLINE RESOURCES:
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/lessons-resources/featured
Unlearning Columbus Day Myths Click View: an article with links (one says page not found)
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving
Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving
https://americanindian.si.edu/sites/1/files/pdf/education/thanksgiving_poster.pdf
American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving "For teachers grades 4-8" A pdf poster providing background concepts to teachers and ideas for the classroom. Not a Lesson Plan. Worth reading.
Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
ONLINE RESOURCES:
UTE Curriculum https://ccia.colorado.gov/fourth-grade-ute-resource-guide
Nuu-ciu Strong is a resource for fourth grade educators to use to support teaching the history, culture, and present lives of the Ute People.
This resource was developed in collaboration with Colorado's Ute Tribes, the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, the Colorado Department of Education, History Colorado, Denver Public Library, Denver Art Museum, and educators statewide.
Downloadable Ute 4th Grade Resource Guide (PDF) 464 pages.
See Units 2, 3 and 4 for use around Indigenous Peoples Day (can use for grades 3-6)
Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Wyoming PBS Native American Educational Modules are easy to navigate
wyomingpbs.org/learningmedia or http://windriveredu.org/
https://rmpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/wind-river-education-project/
Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone: 10 videos and lesson plans covering Grades 3-12 and various topics.
People can create a free account to gain full access to the website
Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Right Relationship Boulder, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Presentations
Representatives from four Colorado tribes presented topics useful for students, teachers and the general public.
Saturday:
Arapaho storytelling, Arapaho history and an Indigenous cooking class. Watch recordings
Sunday:
Hand games and an Arapaho language session. Watch recordings
Monday:
The story of Boulder's Fort Chambers and its connection to the Sand Creek Massacre. Watch recording
Indigenous Resources for Teachers, 2021
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES:
Resources for Guiding Teachers in the process of using Indigenous Resources
Selection Criteria for Indigenous materials
Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural World
Worldview Comparison Chart by Four Arrows
BOOK: An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, adapted by Debbie Reese & Jean Mendoza
Cathy Zimmerman's Heatherwood 4th Grade Website Project 2020-2021
Collaborators include:
Resources listed are all created and vetted by Indigenous people.
They are compiled here for teachers to use for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (IPD) and Thanksgiving.
Teachers can use any plans celebrating tribal or Indigenous culture for IPD.
Many offer fully curated lesson plans.
They were shared in a presentation at the Museum of Boulder on October 1, 2021, which is recorded and available (unedited) here.