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Wisconsin First Nations Education - Wisconsin First Nations
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K to 12
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books,...more
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books, maps, interactive activities, professional learning materials, and teacher exemplars to teach the histories, cultures, governments, treaty rights, and contemporary experiences of the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Teachers can browse by grade level, resource type, tribal lands, and tags, then use the interactive maps to identify the ancestral lands and present-day tribal nations nearest their schools. Many entries include printable teaching guides, discussion questions, assessments, extension activities, and academic standards, making the collection especially useful for meeting Wisconsin Act 31 requirements. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): professional development (317), primary sources (184), native americans (169), preK (354)
In the Classroom
Conduct a close reading of a treaty, citizenship document, oral history, or lesson text from the collection by asking students to annotate claims, unfamiliar terms, perspectives, and supporting evidence before discussing how tribal sovereignty differs from state or federal authority. Stage a structured discussion about treaty rights, land use, natural-resource management, or self-determination by assigning students stakeholder perspectives, requiring them to cite evidence from the site, and collecting final claims or questions on Padlet, reviewed here. Have groups build an illustrated chronology with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, and add a written explanation of two important cause-and-effect relationships.
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Chickasaw.tv - The Chickasaw Nation
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4 to 12
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network....more
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network. Its growing collection includes short interviews, documentaries, profiles, language lessons, traditional stories, historical features, and multi-episode series organized around people, places, culture, government, and community life. Teachers can locate firsthand perspectives on topics such as tribal sovereignty, forced removal, boarding schools, language revitalization, traditional arts, stickball, stomp dancing, military service, education, and notable Chickasaw citizens. The language area also features songs, stories, games, and videos connected with conversational Chickasaw lessons.
tag(s): interviews (18), biographies (102), primary sources (184), native americans (169)
In the Classroom
Have students map significant Chickasaw homelands, removal routes, cultural sites, and present-day locations with Google My Maps, reviewed here; have small groups attach relevant Chickasaw.tv videos to map points and explain how the place shapes the history presented in each selection. Have students role-play a tribal council or community planning discussion about language revitalization, cultural preservation, education, or economic development. Assign students evidence-based roles and have them prepare questions, proposals, and responses drawn from related videos. Synthesize learning through a short interview-style podcast in which students correct a misconception about Native peoples using evidence from Chickasaw voices and record with Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Indian Resources - Utah Education Network
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K to 12
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection...more
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection connects teachers to lesson plans, primary-source activities, videos, professional learning, background information, and answers to frequently asked questions about topics such as Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples' Day, classroom costumes, and mascots. Featured materials address Utah's five tribal groups and eight sovereign nations, boarding-school history, cultural arts, movement, storytelling, geography, government, and current issues. Resources come from UEN and organizations such as the Smithsonian's Native Knowledge 360'''A'?, the National Indian Education Association, the BYU ARTS Partnership, and the Utah State Board of Education.
tag(s): preK (354), native americans (169), primary sources (184)
In the Classroom
Conduct a close reading of a tribal history, oral tradition, or boarding-school account from the collection; have students annotate evidence, distinguish firsthand experiences from later interpretations, and write a reflection explaining whose voices are represented and whose may still be missing. Research a Native leader, artist, educator, knowledge keeper, or community contributor connected to Utah; have students create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here. Have sompare two tribal nations using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans - Illinois Early Learning Project
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K to 2
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans is a practical collection for early childhood teachers, caregivers, and families seeking accurate, respectful materials about Native peoples....more
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans is a practical collection for early childhood teachers, caregivers, and families seeking accurate, respectful materials about Native peoples. It brings together Illinois Early Learning articles, recommended books for children and adults, lesson-plan background, museum collections, Indigenous-led organizations, maps, podcasts, videos, current news sources, and professional learning materials. Especially useful features include resources about contemporary Native communities, Indigenous peoples of Illinois, tribal nations, children's literature by Native creators, land acknowledgments, boarding-school history, Native art and music, and guidance for avoiding myths and stereotypes.
tag(s): native americans (169), preK (354)
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Students can contribute illustrations and dictated sentences to a shared digital book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Pair a picture book with photographs, artwork, music, or museum objects from one of the listed collections. Locate Illinois and the Great Lakes on a classroom map, introduce the names of specific Native nations, and compare the natural materials, foods, homes, transportation, or artistic traditions associated with different places and times. Have students complete a family interview, classroom reflection wall, collaborative book, or neighborhood-community investigation focused on whose histories and present-day experiences are represented.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Montana's Native American Tribes - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Montana is home to 8 federally recognized Tribal Nations comprising 12 tribes. Each with its own history, language, and living culture, spread across seven reservations and the state's...more
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Montana is home to 8 federally recognized Tribal Nations comprising 12 tribes. Each with its own history, language, and living culture, spread across seven reservations and the state's landless Little Shell Chippewa Tribe. From the Blackfeet in the north to the Crow and Northern Cheyenne in the south, and the diverse nations sharing the Flathead, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Rocky Boy's reservations, these communities continue to shape Montana's identity today. This collection is designed to help educators bring that rich diversity into the classroom -- moving beyond generalizations to explore the distinct histories, sovereignty, traditions, and contemporary lives of each tribal nation, with an emphasis on accuracy, respect, and the voices of Native peoples themselves.
tag(s): native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Help your students learn more about Montana's Tribal Nations. Find resources on this list for students to use in cooperative learning groups. Read each resource's Classroom Use section to learn how to incorporate its information into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OpenGuessr Education - PaulPlay
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4 to 12
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OpenGuessr Education provides a free, browser-based geography game for students in grades 4 through 12, offering an engaging way to explore the world through real street-level photography....more
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OpenGuessr Education provides a free, browser-based geography game for students in grades 4 through 12, offering an engaging way to explore the world through real street-level photography. The activity begins by dropping players into random global locations using interactive street views. Then it challenges them to use surrounding visual clues like architecture, language, vegetation, and road markings to determine where they are on a map. Teachers and students access the site without creating an account or paying subscription fees, making it an accessible option for quick classroom warm-ups or geography centers. Players click on an interactive world map to place a guess, earning points based on how close their selection is to the actual location. The interface includes options for customized map regions, allowing educators to restrict gameplay to specific countries, continents, or historical landmarks to match ongoing social studies units. Additional activities include quizzes, guides, and links to short articles and fact sheets that help learners learn about countries.
tag(s): map skills (68), maps (222), continents (30), countries (69), landmarks (21), game based learning (294)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students, then allow them time to explore and play the activities on their own before assigning activities. Use this mapping challenge during a social studies unit on world cultures by pairing the activity with Google My Map, reviewed here, and ask students to document their virtual travel discoveries and build collaborative regional guides. As players analyze visual details to pinpoint coordinates, they strengthen critical thinking and observational skills far beyond traditional map-reading worksheets. To extend the learning experience and encourage peer discussion, have small groups record their geographic reasoning and strategies using ScreenPal, reviewed here, to capture their problem-solving process as they navigate unfamiliar terrain, turning standard geography drill practice into an interactive exploration that encourages students to connect physical landscapes with cultural contexts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Postal Musuem - Smithsonian
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1 to 12
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics,...more
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics, stamp collecting, educator resources, and more. Google Arts and Culture Street View has a 360 tour of the museum. STAMP camp (currently closed at the time of this review) offers activities in science, technology, art, math, and problem-solving. STAMP camp is for children ages 6 through 12. All lessons are online and can be completed at your child's own pace.
tag(s): virtual field trips (154), primary sources (184), museums (58)
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Students can participate in the lessons from STAMP camp and showcase their work using ClipChamp, reviewed here. Students can use a virtual bulletin board such as Lino, reviewed here to share what they learned on the Google Arts and Culture 360 tour. Have students use MyLens, reviewed here to create a timeline of special stamps that have been created.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CSERC Kids' Games and Nature Activities - Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
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K to 7
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Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) shares a variety of games and nature activities that will encourage a love of nature and conservation in any student. Choose from...more
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Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) shares a variety of games and nature activities that will encourage a love of nature and conservation in any student. Choose from nature games such as the "If I Were a Tree" Game and the "Find the Wildlife" Game. Each game includes directions and a short introduction, and many offer different difficulty levels. The Nature Activity suggestions take students outside to complete activities like building a bird feeder and making bark or leaf rubbings.
tag(s): birds (47), food chains (25), watersheds (10), plants (141), animals (281), animal homes (55), habitats (113), environment (248), conservation (110), game based learning (294), ecosystems (117), biomes (97)
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Incorporate games and activities from this site into your current lessons on nature and the environment. Use these interactive resources to kick off a science unit on local ecosystems by having students play the online habitat games to build foundational vocabulary about animal needs and forest management. To take the lesson further, pair these activities with World Geography Games, reviewed here, so students can connect local conservation habitats to broader regional maps and biomes. Afterward, students can organize what they learned by creating digital concept maps using Padlet, reviewed here, where they post game takeaways, wildlife facts, and conservation tips to share with classmates during a gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Maps - Aires Loutsaris
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K to 12
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Reading Maps turns journeys from books and films into maps, creating a visual exploration of the story's events. The site includes hundreds of maps to explore, and you can search ...more
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Reading Maps turns journeys from books and films into maps, creating a visual exploration of the story's events. The site includes hundreds of maps to explore, and you can search by author, title, location, and theme. Choose a title to open the map and view an animated journey. Below the book summary is a list of places on the map; click any number on the map to see a summary of the event. Users can change the map appearance with options such as topographic and satellite imagery, and zoom in and out for a closer look at any point on the map. Share individual maps using the share link in the description.
tag(s): virtual field trips (154), reading comprehension (145), maps (222), independent reading (85)
In the Classroom
Reading Maps includes many classic books with notable journeys such as Adventures of Huck Finn, Hatchet, and Frankenstein, making it an excellent option to bookmark and save to accompany your current reading lessons. Share the maps with your students to provide visual context for the physical journey in the story. Extend learning by asking students to create story maps using Google My Map, reviewed here. Add links, videos, and more in Google My Map stories to bring the story to life. For additional examples on how to use maps to accompany books, visit TeachersFirst Reading Treks - Make Learning a Journey, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives - Montana Historical Society
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K to 12
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives is a Montana Historical Society curriculum that introduces students to Plains Indian history, culture, and artistic traditions through...more
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The Art of Storytelling: Plains Indian Perspectives is a Montana Historical Society curriculum that introduces students to Plains Indian history, culture, and artistic traditions through pictographic art. Lessons explore winter counts, oral storytelling traditions, narrative art, and ledger art while helping students examine how Native people have recorded experiences, shared stories, and expressed cultural perspectives. Each lesson includes objectives, essential questions, standards, preparation guidance, procedures, materials, and assessment ideas. Supporting resources, including student handouts and presentation materials, are also provided for classroom use.
tag(s): stories and storytelling (82), native americans (169), montana (34), art history (109), primary sources (184)
In the Classroom
Students can participate in the lessons shared on the website. Students can continue to learn about oral traditions by sharing their own tradition via ScreenPal, reviewed here and explaining how it is the same or different from the Plain Indians. Have students showcase their art in a virtual gallery using Padlet reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Indian Education for All Resources - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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K to 12
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Bring Indigenous perspectives, primary sources, museum collections, and standards-aligned activities into K-12 classrooms with this collection from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West....more
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Bring Indigenous perspectives, primary sources, museum collections, and standards-aligned activities into K-12 classrooms with this collection from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The resource gathers materials designed to support Montana and Wyoming Indian Education for All Social Studies Standards, including curated boards on Indigenous content, boarding schools, art, buffalo, sovereignty and tribal government, and reading recommendations. Teachers will also find the Buffalo, Deer, Bird children's activity workbook, information about live virtual and in-person field trips, Plains Indian art and powwow teaching trunks with curriculum, an animated Plains Indian map tracing more than 200 years of movement and changing boundaries, research-library resources, museum collections, and links to official tribal websites. The collection is especially useful for teachers looking for ready-to-go materials alongside primary-source and inquiry opportunities rather than a single prescribed curriculum.
tag(s): primary sources (184), native americans (169), montana (34), museums (58)
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Have students virtually visit one of the museum's programs. Students can compare and contrast the different Plains Indian Tribes using an Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here. Have students share what they learned about a specific Plains Indian Tribe by creating an informational digital story using Book Creator, reviewed here.
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Indian Education for All Resources - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill...more
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The page gathers Indigenous content collections, boarding school resources, art materials, buffalo resources, sovereignty and tribal government materials, reading recommendations, educational videos, virtual and onsite field trips, outreach trunks, primary-source research opportunities, and professional development for teachers. A downloadable Buffalo, Deer, Bird activity workbook connects students with a 2025 mural by John Hitchcock (Kiowa/Comanche) and Emily Arthur, while the interactive Plains Indian Map traces 230 years of movement among more than 45 Indigenous cultures and allows users to pause the animated timeline to study territorial, treaty, reservation, and state boundaries. Teachers can also access information about the Plains Indian Museum, the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, and direct links to tribal nations for further research.
tag(s): professional development (317), virtual field trips (154), primary sources (184), native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a Montana state park and research its history, geography, wildlife, and cultural significance. Create a one-page park profile or digital slide using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Have students create a field journal using Book Creator, reviewed herewith sketches, vocabulary, observations, questions, and facts about plants, animals, geology, or cultural features found in a selected park. Present students with a conservation challenge involving wildlife, natural resources, or historic sites. Have students develop a solution and create a poster or short presentation explaining how visitors can help protect the park.
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Montana History Portal - Montana State Library
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4 to 12
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes...more
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes photographs, maps, rare books, historic documents, diaries, letters, school yearbooks, oral histories, audio and video clips, paintings, illustrations, art, and other materials documenting Montana's cultural heritage. Teachers and students can browse or search collections, examine digitized artifacts from many contributing institutions, and use curated digital exhibits that pair primary sources with explanatory text. The portal is especially useful for local-history research, document analysis, inquiry projects, and lessons that ask students to work directly with historical evidence rather than relying only on a textbook. Montana Historical Society materials alone include digitized books, diaries, letters, advertisements, photographs, maps, and other records, and the broader portal now contains well over 100,000 items.
tag(s): evaluating sources (61), primary sources (184), native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Have students search for historic photographs of their town, county, or another Montana community, then compare the images with the location today. Have students examine a historical photograph closely, record observable details before making inferences, and annotate important evidence with Image Annotator, reviewed here, to create a visual primary-source analysis. Ask students to explore historical maps and other geographic records from the portal, then create an annotated comparison map with Google My Maps, reviewed here, explaining how settlement, transportation, industry, land use, or community boundaries changed over time.
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Indian Reading Series - Education Northwest
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K to 7
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Indian Reading Series' Stories and Legends of the Northwest features supplementary reading and language development materials for Indian and non-Indian children. The site features six...more
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Indian Reading Series' Stories and Legends of the Northwest features supplementary reading and language development materials for Indian and non-Indian children. The site features six levels of reading materials, teacher manuals, and lesson plans. Each is downloaded as a PDF. Each lesson plan includes a brief summary of the lesson, targeted mostly to grades K through 2, with one lesson for grades 4-7.
tag(s): stories and storytelling (82), montana (34), native americans (169)
In the Classroom
While completing the lesson titled "Far Out, A Rodeo Horse," students can learn more about rodeos using Kiddle reviewed here. In the "Coyote and the Stars" lesson, students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to compare and contrast coyote and spider. Students can create their own habitat for birds while engaging in the lesson titled "Birds of a Feather."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lessons of Our Land - Indian Land Tenure Foundation
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K to 12
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty...more
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty into regular classroom instruction. Developed by the nonprofit Indian Land Tenure Foundation, the interdisciplinary curriculum spans Pre-K through grade 12 and is designed for both Native and non-Native students. Teachers can search lessons by grade, subject, and academic standard, and some materials are tailored to California, South Dakota, Montana, or Minnesota while remaining adaptable for use elsewhere. Individual lessons may include teacher background, achievement goals, materials, student activities, discussion questions, maps, stories, research tasks, and downloadable PDFs. Sample topics range from creating neighborhood maps and studying wild rice to land stewardship, treaty-making, sovereignty, and the relationship between geography and cultural identity. The site also includes professional-development resources and the educational game When Rivers Were Trails, which follows an Anishinaabeg character displaced from Minnesota in 1890.
tag(s): professional development (317), native americans (169), montana (34), preK (354)
In the Classroom
Have students explore a lesson about land, place, or community and create an annotated map showing important locations and explaining how geography connects to identity using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Invite small groups to complete one of the curriculum's hands-on or inquiry activities, then post a claim, supporting evidence, and one remaining question to Padlet, reviewed here for whole-class discussion. Students can compare two perspectives on land use, stewardship, sovereignty, or cultural identity from selected lessons and organize similarities and differences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here.
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Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe - Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe
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4 to 12
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The Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's website shares the tribe's traditions and stories. The site allows you to explore topics such as News and Events, Government, Tribal Elections,...more
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The Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's website shares the tribe's traditions and stories. The site allows you to explore topics such as News and Events, Government, Tribal Elections, Tribal Resources, Programs, and Culture. The Culture tab features links to YouTube videos on Creation Teachings, Cultural Stories, Lessons, and Traditional Herbs and Medicines.
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In the Classroom
By using Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here, students can share the government structure of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe. Students can create a podcast using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here to share about the family roles of the tribe. Have students host a virtual question-and-answer with a member of the tribe.
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IllumiNative - IllumiNative
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Explore research, classroom materials, campaigns, and media resources created to increase accurate, contemporary representation of Native peoples and challenge stereotypes and invisibility....more
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Explore research, classroom materials, campaigns, and media resources created to increase accurate, contemporary representation of Native peoples and challenge stereotypes and invisibility. IllumiNative worked with Native-led organizations, Tribal Nations, educators, artists, and community leaders to change public narratives about Native peoples. Although the organization sunset in 2025, its website remains available as an archive of research and projects. Educators will find especially useful K-12 activity guides developed with the National Indian Education Association, Amplifier, and Nia Tero, including materials on Native art, storytelling, food sovereignty, traditional games, language, notable Native leaders, boarding schools, contemporary identity, and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Resources are organized into collections for Pre-K-2, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8, with additional educator lesson plans and research to support older students.
tag(s): preK (354), native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Have students listen to or read a Native story and identify important details, themes, and lessons. Then have them retell, illustrate, or dramatize the story. Explore the geometry found in Navajo weaving, then have students identify patterns, symmetry, shapes, and tessellations before designing their own geometric pattern. Students can write an "I Remember" poem about family, traditions, places, or meaningful memories, then add illustrations or photographs to create a personal heritage page.
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Everyday Native - The Everyday Native Project
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4 to 12
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Everyday Native helps students look beyond stereotypes by pairing contemporary Native American experiences with photographs, poetry, videos, background information, discussion questions,...more
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Everyday Native helps students look beyond stereotypes by pairing contemporary Native American experiences with photographs, poetry, videos, background information, discussion questions, and inquiry activities. Designed for grades 4-12, the resource focuses on both Native history and present-day life. It supports Language Arts, U.S. History, Native American History, Social Studies, Current Events, Photography, Poetry, and Art. Students encounter photographs by Sue Reynolds, poems by Victor Charlo, and videos featuring Native youth discussing pride, courage, resilience, culture, family, and challenges. Teacher supports include interpretation strategies, writing and discussion prompts, research ideas, downloadable analysis sheets, and a regularly updated newsfeed. Full access is free after registration.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), primary sources (184), media literacy (140)
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Ask students to read a Victor Charlo poem and use the site's inquiry approach to identify what they notice, what they wonder, and where their prior ideas about Native Americans originated; then investigate one compelling question using additional sources. Have students compare information about a Native nation featured in the resource with tribally produced information, then create an annotated map with Google My Maps, reviewed here, showing important places and explaining why specific tribal identification is more accurate than treating Native peoples as one group. Assign students a final reflection in which they explain one stereotype or misconception that changed during the unit and support the response with two pieces of evidence from photographs, poems, videos, or background readings.
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Big Horn County Historical Museum and Visitor Center - Big Horn County Historical Society
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Explore Montana history through the Big Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin. Teachers can use its historic buildings, artifacts, and exhibits to support lessons on Plains Indian...more
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Explore Montana history through the Big Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin. Teachers can use its historic buildings, artifacts, and exhibits to support lessons on Plains Indian culture, Fort Custer, ranching, transportation, schools, early businesses, and daily life in Montana's past. Students can examine primary-source photographs and preserved structures to compare life then and now.
tag(s): primary sources (184), native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Invite small groups to examine how the museum presents Plains Indian history alongside settler, military, agricultural, and community history, then ask students to identify which perspectives are represented and which additional tribal or primary sources would strengthen their understanding. Ask students to research Will James using the museum's biographical information and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, including key dates, his work as a cowboy artist and author, and his connection to Big Horn County. Have students investigate the development of Big Horn County, Fort Custer, local settlement, transportation, or agriculture and organize major events on a class chronology with Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Museum of the Plains Indian - U.S. Department of the Interior
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Explore the art and material culture of Northern Plains Tribal peoples through the official Museum of the Plains Indian website. Founded in 1941 and located in Browning, Montana, the...more
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Explore the art and material culture of Northern Plains Tribal peoples through the official Museum of the Plains Indian website. Founded in 1941 and located in Browning, Montana, the museum features historic clothing, horse gear, weapons, household implements, baby carriers, toys, and other works associated with peoples including the Blackfeet, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Sioux, Assiniboine, Arapaho, Shoshone, Nez Perce, Flathead, Chippewa, and Cree. The site also links to current and recent exhibitions, including contemporary American Indian art and craft exhibitions that highlight living artists rather than presenting Native cultures only in the past. Additional museum pages provide location, hours, admission information, virtual exhibitions, and collection-related resources.
tag(s): artists (106), native americans (169), montana (34)
In the Classroom
Ask students to compare works or traditions connected with two Northern Plains Tribal peoples and organize similarities and differences using the Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here. Assign students to build a short timeline showing changes in Plains Indian art, material culture, or museum interpretation using the Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here, incorporating both historic collection objects and contemporary exhibitions. Have students write a museum label for a selected object or artwork that includes an accurate description, cultural context, and source attribution, then peer-review labels for respectful language, specificity, and avoidance of generalizations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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