Native American Heritage Month

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month 2023

Dear Teachers,

Enjoy this collection of resources, with our hopes that it saves you some time and energy, and that it provides inspiration.

Happy teaching!

Social Studies Resources

This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On

The nonprofit behind the tool wants people to learn the history of the spaces they inhabit

smithsonianmag.com

Native American Heritage Month Through Primary Sources

You could basically just stop here! Ready-to-use lesson plans and student activities, amazing ones!

Twelve Women to Know for Native American Heritage Month | Smithsonian American Women's History

By Anya Montiel of the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Sara Cohen of Because of Her Story This month marks National Native American Heritage Month. Many of our Smithsonian museums document and share Native American history.

womenshistory.si.edu

By the Numbers

Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2021

The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians.

census.gov

ELA Resources

Native American Stories told by Native Americans

Stream these documentaries and short films, brought to you by PBS (some awesome authentic recipes included on the site.)

The Best Books Students Should Read During Native American History Month

November isn't just a time for turkey, yams, and stuffing. It's also Native American Heritage Month. This is a month to celebrate the Native American's diverse and rich traditions, history, and culture while also acknowledging their valuable contributions to society. Provide your students with a well-rounded education by encouraging them to read these seven best books about Native American history.

goguardian.com

Learning About Navajo Weaving

The Myth of How Weaving Came to Be

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All this perhaps

I might weave
As the woof goes to and fro,

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Wafting as

My shuttle passes,
Humble hopes, and joys and care,

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Weaving closely

Weaving slowly,
While I watch the pattern grow

Bertrand N. O. Walker

8 Beginner Weaving Projects for Kids - Happy Hooligans

If you're looking for beginner weaving projects for kids, you'll find all of our favourites here in on this page. From traditional cardboard loom weaving to weaving on unusual items like sticks and drinking straws, you're sure to find the perfect weaving craft for your elementary aged child, tween or teen here.

happyhooligans.ca

Native American Heritage Month

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month 2023

Dear Teachers,

Social Studies Resources Social Studies Resources

This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On

Twelve Women to Know for Native American Heritage Month | Smithsonian American Women's History

By the Numbers By the Numbers

Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2021

ELA Resources ELA Resources

The Best Books Students Should Read During Native American History Month

Learning About Navajo Weaving Learning About Navajo Weaving

All this perhaps

Wafting as

Weaving closely

8 Beginner Weaving Projects for Kids - Happy Hooligans

Social Studies Resources

By the Numbers

ELA Resources

Learning About Navajo Weaving