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Beyond Numbers, Colors, and Animals: Strengthening Lakota/Dakota Teaching on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Examines the evolution of the Standing Rock language programs to improve the learner's Lakota proficiency.
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Bowwow Powwow
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Bwaanzhiiwi'onan = Regalia
Colouring book with Ojibwe and English text.
"Caring for Our Affairs Ourselves": Stockbridge Mohican Women and Indian Education in Early America
A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program: The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration
Conceptualizing School Belongingness in Native Youth: Factor Analysis of the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale
COVID-19: The Impact of Limited Internet Access and Issues Social Distancing for Native Students
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators
Lesson plans designed to teach mathematical concepts through cultural heritage and hands-on activities.
English First Peoples: Grade 10-12 Resource Guide
Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color: Native and Indigenous LGBTQ Youth in U.S. Schools
Factors That Support High School Graduation for Ute Mountain Ute Youth
Examines the factors that effect the high school graduation success of Ute Mountain Ute students.
Hidden Strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Mathematics as Measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Looks at the lack of research in identifying Indigenous students aptitude for math.
“I Plan to Attend College”: Gender, Parent Education, and Academic Support Differences in American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Aspirations
Examines the data collected by the 2011 National Indian Education Study (NIES) and what it can tell about Indigenous students post-secondary aspirations based on gender.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic/Syndemic on Indigenous Peoples in Canada & USA
Indian Shoes Readers Theater: "Don't Forget the Pants!"
Script adapted from one of the short stories in Indian Shoes. Through students reading parts in script activity is meant to develop reading fluency.
Indigenous Peoples' Day Lesson Plan: Remote Learning
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Learning in the Circle: Applying American Indian Ways to Improving Education in Contemporary Mainstream America
Miinan Waabigwaniin Gaye Aniibiishan Izhi-minoginoon Megwaayaakoong = Berries, Flowers, Leaves Growing Well in the Woods
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
Northwest Coast: Educator Resource Guide
Lessons structured around items from the Seattle Museum of Art's collection.
Ojibwe Culture & Knowledge of Climate Change in Fourth-Grade Curricula in Wisconsin Public Elementary Schools
Education Thesis (Ed.D) -- University of Wisconsin, 2020.
Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19
Storybook designed to be read by caregivers, parents, and teachers to children affected by the pandemic.
Parent Educational Level and Motivation Among Native American Adolescents: The Mediating Role of School Belonging
Looks at the need for a sense of belonging to achieve educational success for Indigenous students.
Powwow! Ochîwin the Origins!
Reading Sheet: Coyote Places the Stars
Retelling of traditional story.
Salmon Homecoming Alliance: Student Activity
Created for the Salmon Homecoming event held annually on the Seattle waterfront.
Salmon Homecoming: An Activity Book for Kids
Includes information on the salmon and preservation of its ecosystem and activities such as game, crossword, word scramble, and dot-to-dot.
Self-Determination as a School Improvement Strategy
A reflection by the first superintendent of the Indigenous run Rough Rock Community School and his part towards Indigenous self-determination.
Socioeconomic Outcomes for Indigenous Students Attending a High-Performing School
Compares the long-term performance of students admitted into kindergarten through a lottery system against those admitted through admission testing.
The Star People
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Star Stories
Series of nine short animated videos which tell traditional Ankara, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chipewyan, Ho-Chunk, Chippewa, Cree, Mohawk, and Paiute stories about how certain stars and constellations came to be.
Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on American Indian K-12 Students in California
Teaching American Indian History with Primary Sources
Tenth Grade American Indian/Alaska Native Students' Feelings of School Belonging, Instructional Alignment, and Math Performance
Discuss the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in the subject of math and the factors that may shape this disparity.
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Iñupiaq Sewing Skills
Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work related skills.
Tribes Confront Painful Legacy Of Indian Boarding Schools
Lesson plan uses text of newspaper article by Marsha King, originally published in the Seattle Times February 3, 2008.
Understanding Risk and Protective Factors Influencing Urban American Indian /Alaska Native Youth Graduation Expectations
The Value of Perseverance: Using Dakota Culture to Teach Mathematics
Waldorf as an Educational Path in Native America
Examines the use of the German created Walfdorf education, that takes a holistic approach, to engage Indigenous students.
Washed Away: Native American Representation in Oklahoma Museums and High Schools, 2000-2020
The Water Walker Written and Illustrated by Joanne Robertson: Teacher Guide
To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.
Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.