Native American Month

During the publishing process it was discovered that Sherri Maret and The Cloud Artist Choctaw illustrator, Merisha Sequoia Clark, were cousins!

• Read aloud Link https://youtu.be/aI_ycJV-mMM?si=z_k4YRhQ0RUXbK2_
• Here is an activity suggested by the author https://www.sherrimaret.com/?page_id=3437
• Another quick and easy actvity would be to give each student chalk or white crayon to create their own Cloud Pictures.

Danielle Hill, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Citizen, Hawk Clan. Anthony Perry is a Chicksaw Native that grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

• Read aloud link https://youtu.be/fkXuVfoq050?si=Rge8SSYDT8q54Nck
• The Standards Used are From Massachusetts Kindergarten https://bioneers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bioneers-Thanksgiving-Curriculum-Thanksgiving-Lesson-Plan-K-Introducing-Keepunumuk.pdf
• 1st grade plans https://bioneers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bioneers-Thanksgiving-Curriculum-Thanksgiving-Lesson-Plan-1st-Grade-Animals.pdf
• Make Nasamp, A Wampanoag Recipe https://bioneers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bioneers-Thanksgiving-Curriculum-Nasamp-recipe.pdf

• Here is a link to the read aloud, you will need to go 12:10 in the video. https://youtu.be/fm1PpwPzbao?si=hDwbbXOlJ9fUQ9WZ
• Interview with Traci Sorell https://youtu.be/-EtBoMs3X0o?si=t68c3W0VUUiBNos5
• Here is a link for a Discussion Guide https://www.rif.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023/06/19/Contenders%20Discussion%20Guide.pdf
  
• Have the students create their own trading cards for players in the book. http://interactives.readwritethink.org/trading-card-creator?_gl=1*gphnmp*_ga*MTM0MDQ2MTAyLjE2OTgwODMyMjM.*_ga_PPJBE9BR3H*MTY5ODA4MzIyMy4xLjAuMTY5ODA4MzIyMy42MC4wLjA.
• Interview about Contenders with the author. Color pages are in this link https://www.docdroid.net/qduwd7F/art-of-learning-baseball-pdf.

Traci Sorell is Cherokee Author from Oklahoma.

• This book is avable at the Tulsa City County Library
• This is a brand new book. So we have created a lesson plan for Wilma Mankiller, and she is now on a new quarter.
• Here is veido about Wilma Mankiller, and The Bell Water Project. https://www.pbs.org/video/bell-water-project-u3ln8z/
• Wilma Mankiller can also be found on the quarter. https://www.usmint.gov/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/wilma_mankiller_quarter_coloring_page.pdf

• Maria Tallchief was the first American Prima Ballerina.
• This book is avablile at the Tulsa City County Library.
• Teaching Books has many resources to use this book. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=78445
• On October 29, 2023 the US Mint will be releasing the Maria Tallchief. Have the students look closely to see her name written in Osage. https://www.usmint.gov/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/maria_tallchief_quarter_coloring_page.pdf
• These are color pages. https://kami.app/SrM-PhF-ZjN-C3P https://kami.app/NWc-D3d-hDC-s6u
  

• Link to the tribal Flags https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTP6pi05n-3PW65Xf_ObAjQ8JqZ8STQjLzGsDW7C2yW1J5g0uVsn0yE62qHqEPTYQ/pub
• Create your own flag https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSbYfubK8ADSFwthYCgMAdBijL07NBNtXIW50f0gdMDzaATRsPKgkZESZgW_Ul1eg/pub
• Muscogee Seal which appears on the Muscogee Flag Flag https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zqYT50bg_9sT37bstSA2EQiPnaEqbrmB/view?usp=sharing
• Muscogee Seal to Color https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vToWIFbalFzRWOgrRLqWKJg30DmnL_JAJu-GuQOPV_3fwj4bmogcSeMC1Ks-OfHK6qvge_7pQYMVEbJ/pub

This covers Oklahoma standard 3.1.3.

The word Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw Language.

• okla (n)people, nation, group, community, citizens <i class="fas fa-play-circle fa-3x O"></i>
• homma (v) to be red

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