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Resources focusing on Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples

  • (Educators of all grades) Indigenous Peoples' History free webinar on demand provided by Learning for Justice
    • Cohosted by experts from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, this webinar will delve into the ways American history instruction often fails to acknowledge—and contributes to—the erasure of Indigenous stories and perspectives. Join us and you’ll learn about critical historical events, as well as cultural and societal contributions of Indigenous peoples past and present. You will also examine common misconceptions and stereotypes and gain resources for teaching a more complete history.
  • (Middle & High School Educators) Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics
    • Bring Native cultures, stories and perspectives out of the margins of your curriculum with comics by and about Native peoples. Article and resources provided by Learning for Justice.
  • (Educators of all ages) Native American Children’s Literature Recommended Reading List
    • The First Nation’s Development Group’s 2018 book list that centers the Indigenous cultures of Native children.
  • (Educators of all ages) Unlearning ‘Indian’ Stereotypes
    • Produced by the Council for Interracial Books for Children and Rethinking Schools
    • From the people who brought you Rethinking Columbus…Narrated by Native American children, Unlearning “Indian” Stereotypes is a multimedia DVD. It teaches about racial stereotypes and provides an introduction to Native American history through the eyes of children. Included are teaching ideas, lessons, valuable photo images for classroom use, and resources.
  • (Educators of all ages) We Shall Remain
    • PBS 5-part series on the five indigenous tribes of the Great Basin Region we now call Utah. Learn about the indigenous Paiute, Goshute, Navajo (Diné), Northwestern Shoshone & Ute peoples who have lived on the land we now call Utah for generations. Unprecedented collaborations between Native and non-Native filmmakers place native voices at the heart of five heartbreaking yet inspiring stories.