Indigenous Peoples' Day

Monday, October 14, 2024

"If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come." – Arapaho

Resources for Teachers

Native Knowledge 360°

Find upcoming PD sessions and a wealth of primary sources and class resources for teaching about indigenous peoples.

This path

our people walked

One hundred

two hundred endless years

since

the tall grass opened for us

- Heid Erdrich

Learning About Indigenous Peoples with Students

This great blog post has specific, interesting activities to do in the classroom or at home. It's geared towards upper elementary and middle school but is easily adaptable for high school.

Land Acknowledgments

The land we stand on

A cool, interactive mapping project where students can explore Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages. Perfect for social studies and geography. The site includes a Teacher's Guide.

If You're Not Indigenous, You Live on Stolen Land

This article is part of In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan. Find the full lesson plan . By now, many know that the colonization myth we learned in school doesn't tell the whole story of how the Americas were settled.

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Create a land acknowledgment with students

This thoughtful lesson plan steps you and your students through the process of creating a land acknowledgment.