An interactive practice boosts reading comprehension skills. Scholars read an informative text, then show what they know by answering 10 questions. A progress report details their answers and overall score.

Indigenous Land Guardianship, Settler Colonialism, Racial Capitalism. While the terms may be new to some, they feature in a lesson plan designed for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Young scholars investigate four concepts: Land...

The 2016-2017 protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) motivated Camille Seaman to create "We Are Still Here," a photo essay featuring portraits of contemporary Native Americans who protested the pipeline. This eight-page...

Students gain a better understanding of what it means to eat seasonally through learning about traditional hunting, gathering, and food preparation methods of Athabascan tribes. By interacting with Native American Elders and...

Students explore the cultural importance of Native American masks. In this indigenous cultures lesson, students are first introduced to the tribal groups of the Northwest and how they used masks for medicine, religion, and entertainment....

In this Native Americans worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer about different Native American tribes and their environment, clothing, shelter, and more. Students research 5 different tribes.

Students investigate the history of education for Native Americans. The roles of adults is the focus and how they delivered instruction to upcoming generations. Students focus upon the skill of oral tradition and write a summary of the...

Third graders research the seven indian reservations found in Montana. The instructional activity includes guiding questions for students to conduct research. In the assessment of knowledge students must name the seven reservations and...

Students are introduced to the concept of Civil Rights. In groups, they use a timeline of the Navajo tribe to identify the ways the tribe has made advances in Civil Rights throughout the years. To end the instructional activity, they...

Third graders study the Native American tribes of Maidu and Miwok by studying Internet artifacts, culture, language, music, storytelling, architecture, food, clothing, crafts and geology.

Students create self-portraits in which they represent themselves as a member of a tribe.

Students analyze the different roles assumed by various Native American tribes during the American Revolution. They examine the issues involved for Native Americans in choosing the British or the American side of the conflict, such as...

Learners research information about the Mayflower, Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoags, and the first Thanksgiving. They take an online tour of the Mayflower, interpret timelines, create a postcard, and compare and...

Fourth graders investigate the units of measurement used by various Native American tribes before they had contact with the Europeans. They write research questions, conduct research using a variety of resources, in small groups write a...

Fifth graders examine how the environment and climate affected Pre-Colombian settlements. In this civilization lesson, 5th graders view pictures of different Native American tribes in different places and discuss how different groups...

In this Native American learning exercise, learners use their workbook to answer short answer questions about a Native American tribe. Students complete 4 multi faceted questions total to get their merit badge.

Fourth graders recognize the need for governments of Saskatchewan Indian Tribes.  In this government instructional activity, 4th graders understand the role of government in the development of Early Saskatchewa.  Students...

Students explore the history of Canada by analyzing the First Nations' citizens. For this Native Canadian contributions lesson, students research the geography of Canada and create a book about the First Nations' involvement in the...

Students investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. In this American Indian group lesson, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the web...

A Venn Diagram worksheet invites young historians to compare life in the past with life in the present for a specific Native American Tribe. As with all Venn Diagrams, the intersecting part in the middle is reserved for things that are...

Young scholars inquire about past and present traditions and customs and formulate their own perspectives. They become actively involved in the studying process and explore the different aspects of the topic.

Students engage in a research lesson to find out more information about tribal governments. The lesson includes guiding questions to help in the research process. They complete a chart of comparisons and contrasts of several indian...

Students recognize and identify the different geographical regions that each Utah Indian Tribe lived in. The Utah Indian tribes they identify are Shoshones, Utes, Gosiutes, Navajo, and Paiutes and the types of shelter these tribes lived in.

Young scholars reflect in journals how the Green Corn Festival compares to present day holidays and look for ways that the tribes celebrate it differently.