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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Spring Is Coming [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Spring is Coming" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a family of settlers who had survived the winter, but needed food. Their Native American neighbors showed them onions growing and gave them new hope. It is followed by...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Early Chicago Environment & People [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Early Chicago Environment & People" is a one page, nonfiction passage about the Native Americans who lived in what is now Chicago. It explains how they lived and how Chicago got its name. It is followed by constructed-response...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago's First Leader [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
"Chicago's First Leader" is a one page, biographical passage about Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-native American to settle in Chicago. He started a trading post around which the city grew. It is followed by an open-ended...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago Legacy: Du Sable [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Chicago Legacy: DuSable" is a one page, biographical passage about Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-native American to settle in Chicago. He started a trading post around which the city grew. It is followed by questions which...
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Other

Woodland Indian Educational Programs: Coloring Pages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of coloring pages depicting various Woodland native peoples in their daily lives growing and gathering food, building shelter, etc. Good illustrations of their clothing as well.
Article
Arizona State University

Jiae: Indian Juvenile Delinquency So Different?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education shows the 1967 article calls for a focus on the commonality of Indian and non-Indian people, when dealing with mental health issues, rather than treating them like two different problems.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lure of the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Beautiful artwork from the more famous artists who depicted the people, places and things of the American West.
Handout
Arizona State University

Social Class and Educational Level on the Reservation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written in 1970, thoroughly discusses the relationship between social class and education on an Indian reservation.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 90% of known Native American archaeological sites have already been destroyed or negatively affected by looters, and this process is ongoing. Further work is critical to prevent any more irreparable damage to our past. This article...
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University of Maryland

Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using this history lab, students will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
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Other

Menominee Nation Tribal Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes information on community services, tribal culture, history, economics, termination, and restoration.
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Other

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that provides information on the tribal government and current events.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Why This Pioneering Hopi Soldier Has a Mountain Named After Her

For Students 9th - 10th
Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces. Piestewa has became synonymous with patriotic Native American sacrifice. In 2008, a...
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Arizona State University

Jaie: Vice President Pledges Aid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education provides a speech by vice-president Hubert Humphrey, the benefits of the War on Poverty for Native Americans are described.
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Other

Calgary Board Education: The Blackfoot Story: Robes and Legends

For Students 3rd - 8th
Story robes hold the history of the Blackfoot. Significant events are recorded on buffalo hides using images and hieroglyphics.
Primary
Arizona State University

Jaie: Will We Meet the Challenge?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education provides the 1964 speech presented to the Governor's Interstate Indian Council describes reservation conditions and prospects, in light of the War on Poverty.
Article
Arizona State University

Jaie: Community and School Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1968 article from Journal of American Indian Education discusses the pioneer Indian school, Rough Rock Demonstration School, in which the reservation was given control of its own school.
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PBS

Pbs: Indian Country Diaries, Tribal Sovereignty Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will ask students to review sections of A Seat at the Drum and Spiral of Fire where the many issues of tribal sovereignty are evident. Students will be asked to research the sovereignty issues facing a tribe that resides...
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EL Education

El Education: San Diego: A Story of Exploitation and Restoration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work together with college professors, museum experts, naturalists, historians, and industry leaders to research and create a field guide indicating the effects of growth and changes in hunting and fishing industries in San...
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Other

Cree Language Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Site that offers Cree language lessons. Also discusses recovery of sacred objects and education resources among other subjects.
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Other

Usc Center for Global Education: World Wide Colleges

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site provides links to universities around the world and explanation of the educational systems and standards of some of the countries. Links to many of the web sites are in the native language.
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Other

Reading Group Guide: Native Son

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever read the book "Native Son" by Richard Wright? This site offers a reading group guide for this novel. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
Handout
Arizona State University

Jaie: Counseling the Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
This paper from Journal of American Indian Education describes the plight of the 1965 American Indian and addresses the difficulty of living in a bicultural society.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Pocahontas

For Students 9th - 10th
Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with helping the struggling English settlers survive.