National Museum of the American Indian

The museum provides a variety of materials for use in the classroom. All have been developed by the museum's education staff in collaboration with Native community members. These materials offer rich Native perspectives on the history and contemporary life of many different Native tribes. Although these resources are grouped by category, they often address multiple themes.

Please see the sections below for some examples

NATIVE KNOWLEDGE 360

American Indian/native American Electronic Books for GPISD Students

Sora is a digital library offering both ebooks and audiobooks for the Webb community, anytime, anywhere! The user-friendly app that lets you access it through your laptop, phone or tablet.

Once on the app you can search for American Indian or Native American books. You can also search for a book title.

Click Here to look at all the American Indian results in the library-Check for grade level or lexile appropriateness

Click Here to look at all the Native American results in the library-Check for grade level or lexile appropriateness

Navigation instructions on how to search on Sora app

American Indian/Native American Electronic Books Available through Library Resources for Parents and Students in our District Webpage

By Grade Resources

KG- 2nd Grade Digital Resources

3rd-5th Grade Digital Resources

6th-12th Grade Digital Resources

Nations or Regions

The Haudenosaunee Guide for Educators (Elementary grades)

We Have a Story to Tell: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake ( Grades 9-12)

Expressive Traditions

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Native Dolls

To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions

Frtiz Scholder Guide for Young People 7 and Up (for students age 7 and up)

History

Native Words, Native Warriors

American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving (Grades 4-8)

Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth

We Have a Story to Tell: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake ( Grades 9-12)

More Free Resources For Educators

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES

The Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, etc.

Zinn Education Project

Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga

Free Online American Indian Documentaries

Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 (Cheyenne/Arapho)

More than Bows and Arrows - American Indian History

More than Bows and Arrows - American Indian History

Video Resource

Dakota Alphabet

The first alphabet for Sioux, known as Riggs, was devised by the missionaries Samuel and Gideon Pond, Stephen Return Riggs and Dr Thomas S. Williamson in 1834. They based their spelling system on the Santee dialect (Dakota) and used it to translate biblical texts into that dialect.