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Native American Heritage Month Resources for Teachers
Without guidance, too many teachers may celebrate Native American Heritage Month in the only ways they know how: paper bag vests and feathers, classroom pow wows, and discussions on who Indians were.
So, we have culled a list of resources for teachers to help expand their horizons to go beyond the stereotypes, and really teach their students the true history of the Native people of this country.
RELATED: 7 Things Teachers Need to Know About Native American Heritage Month
Feel free to print this out and give it to your kid's teachers.
Gaining Cultural Perspective
How to Tell the Difference: A Guide for Evaluating Children’s Books for Anti-Indian Bias by Doris Seale, Beverly Slapin and Rosemary Gonzales
“Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses: The Psychological Consequences of American Indian Mascots” By Stephanie Fryberg
“Native American and Hispanic Curriculum Resource Guide K-12 Empowering Teachers To Empower Students” By Nebraska Department of Education
Included is a table that examines cultural perspectives, a must-see for all non-Native teachers. While the curriculum is called, “Native American and Hispanic,” researchers are recognizing that most, if not all, minority perspectives tend to reflect indigenous worldviews, which is very different from the Euro-American perspective.
Regional Resources
39 Oklahoma Indian Tribe Education Guides
40 Indian Tribes and Languages of the Northeast Woodlands
Links to Wisconsin Tribal Websites
American Indian and Indigenous Education Links from Northern Arizona University, which contains curriculum relevant to several Native nations individually and nationally
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