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Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day Teaching Toolkit
- California Indian Education for All and San Diego County Office of Education
Indigenous Peoples' Day Board Resolution
- San Diego County Office of Education
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center Education Center Resources
- Resources that honor the history, culture, contributions to civilization, and contemporary life of California Indians.
TeachRock RUMBLE lesson plans
- The TeachRock
RUMBLE
lesson plans bring Indigenous Peoples Day to life in the classroom through music and video from the documentary
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World
, helping teachers introduce students of all ages to Native American history, perspectives, and issues
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources
- Zinn Education Project
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; adapted by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza
Indigenous Peoples Day
- Smithsonian's National Museum Museum of the American Indian
Native Foods
California Indian Native Foods Unit
- California Indian Museum & Cultural Center and California Indian Education for All
Pomo Ecosystems and Food Webs - Section 1
Section 1 Lesson 1- Where Do I Live
Section 1 Lesson 2 - Pomo Stories
Section 1 Lesson 3 - Biodiversity Introduction
Section 1 Lesson 4 - Oak Woodlands Introduction
Section 1 Lesson 5 - Oak Woodlands Energy Transfer
Section 1 Lesson 6 - Oak Woodland Keystone Species Exploration
Section 1 Lesson 7 - Food Web Resiliency Part 1
Section 1 Lesson 8 - Traditional Ecological Case Study: Fire
Native Nutrition - Section 2
Section 2 Lesson 1- Native Foods for Today's World
Section 2 Lesson 2 - What are We Eating
Section 2 Lesson 3 - My Native Plate
Section 2 Lesson 4 - Native Foods Case Study
Section 2 Lesson 5 - My Community: Food Access
Section 2 Lesson 6 - Native Foods Experience
Section 2 Lesson 7 - Family Recipe
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Teaching Toolkit
- California Indian Education for All and San Diego County Office of Education
American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving
- Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
A Story of Survival: The Wampanoag and the English, A Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Booklet from a Native American Perspective
- Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services
Native Knowledge: Thanksgiving Story
- Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services
Native Knowledge: Our Culture is Not a Costume
- Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Services
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving lesson plan
- Montana Office of Public Instruction, Indian Education Division
Teaching Thanksgiving ni a Socially Responsible Way
- Teaching Tolerance
Thanksgiving Mourning
- Teaching Tolerance
Plague in Indigenous Patuxet, 1616 - 1619
: PBS Learning Media
6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do on Thanksgiving
- Huffington Post
Thanksgiving digital teaching resources
- Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center Education Center Resources
- Resources that honor the history, culture, contributions to civilization, and contemporary life of California Indians.
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; adapted by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza
California Missions
CIEFA California Missions Unit - Coming soon
California Missions Native History
- California Indian Museum & Cultural Center
California Native Perspectives -
CIMCC hosts California Indians talking about historical perspectives of the Mission era.
Archived Recording
Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgment Toolkit
- California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center
American Indian Boarding Schools
American Indian Boarding School Curriculum Guide
-
Ziibiwing Center
California Gold Rush
CIEFA California Gold Rush Unit - Coming soon
Native STEM
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center Education Center Native STEM Maker Program
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are used in traditional lifeways, TEK application, and how they are incorporated in contemporary methods.
Culturally Responsive Teaching Resources
Land Acknowledgment Toolkit
- California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center
California Museum & Cultural Center
Native STEM Maker Program
7 Essential Understandings for California Indian History and Culture
Native Knowledge 360° Education Initiative
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Lessons of Our Land
Ziibiwing Center
American Indians in Children's Literature
California Indian Storytelling Association
TeachRock RUMBLE lesson plans
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: A Needed Change in Stance, Terminology, and Practice
- Django Paris
California Tribal Curricula
Pomo
Bahtssal Eastern Pomo Language Course
- California Museum & Cultural Center
Kumeyaay
Kumeyaay Heritage and Conservation Project: Learning Landscapes Educational Curriculum
Video:
Kumeyaay Songs and Stories
, told by Stan Rodriguez
Video:
Th
e Coyote and the Rabbit
, told by Stan Rodriguez
Publications & Resources
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A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California's Indians by the Spanish Missions
," Craven Street Books, 2015. Elias Castillo.
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
," Revisioning American History Series, Beacon Press, 2015. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
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Early California Laws and Policies Related to California Indians
," California Research Bureau, 2002. Kimberly Johnston-Dodds.
“
History of Us: Nisenan Tribe of the Nevada City Rancheria
,” Comstock Bonanza Press, 2018. Richard B. Johnson.
"Home to Medicine Mountain"
: Maidu youth experience in government-run Indian residential schools in California.
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Resurrecting the Past: The California Mission Myth
," Great Oak Press, Pechanga, California, 2016.
Michelle Lorimer
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Films and Media
California's American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival
"Gather"
Vision Maker Media
"Tending the Wild"
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Rumble
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