Young Native Writers Essay Contest

Resources for Teachers

The National Museum of the American Indian Web site holds a great font of information for students and teachers.

National Museum of the American Indian
www.nmai.si.edu (click on Education, and go to On-line Resources).

National Museum of the American Indian Guide for Teachers
www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/teacherguide.pdf

Other Internet Resources

Native American sites
www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html

Native web
www.nativeweb.org

Index of Native American Resources for the Internet
www.hanksville.org/naresources/

National Indian Education Association
www.niea.org

Education World: Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson638.shtml

National Congress of American Indians
www.ncai.org

Newswatch Native America - learn up to the minute development on issues related to Native American Indians:

http://www.newswatchnativeamerica.com/

For outstanding lesson plans from PBS.ORG – go to http://pbs.org. Click on PBS Teachers, and go to the 9-12 Social Studies Page, where you may request the subject of Native American Indian studies from the scroll-down menu.

From there you will find lesson plans on myriad issues related to Native Americans culture, sociology, and history, including the subjects of assimilation, sovereignty, Native American contributions, sacred grounds, the power of perspective, the rights of indigenous people in the U.S., and media.

Specific Subject PBS Web site lesson plans for teachers:

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/l05.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/l07.html

http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/educators/lesson2.html

http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_itc_lesson_four.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/grand/overview.html