NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

In the United States, we refer to indigenous people as Native Americans. "Indigenous" means originating from a particular place.

However, there are 562 distinctly recognized tribes in our country. Whenever possible, use the tribe name when referring to Native American artwork, stories, individuals, and culture. Each tribe has its own unique history, and come from different places all over America. For example, the Navajo in the desert southwest and the Penobscot in forested Maine live in drastically different environments, with different wildlife, weather, religious beliefs, and traditions. So even though Native American people come from the same land mass, it is important to honor the differences amongst the many tribes. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

FINE ARTS

R.C. Gorman Native American Maria Tallchief Ralph Carl Gorman was a Beadwork Maria Tallchief was Navajo artist who America's first prima worked in many mediums, ballerina, and the first from paint to sculpture. Native American to hold He is perhaps best known that title as well. She was for his vivid paintings of born in Fairfax, OK. Her Native American women father was a member of looking out toward the the Osage Nation. Across North America, landscape of the beadwork art has been American Southwest. Watch Maria dance practiced for generations. "Firebird" on Youtube, Intricate patterns are Draw a self-portrait of one of her most beloved specific to each region. yourself looking out performances. toward mountains, Try your hand at creating desert, or another natural a repeating pattern using environment. Can you colored pencils and grid shade your colors from paper. Think about light to dark? contrasting colors, symmetry, and shape.

Older students may want to research "peyote stitch" work and create seed bead projects. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

MUSIC & STORYTELLING

Sacred Stories Visit PBS to see animated videos of various myth and stories, including Hopi and Choctaw: https://www.pbs.org/native-america/extras/sacred-stories/

The Native American Drum: Into the Circle Watch this video from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum about the importance of drumming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXw4iHh71yc

Percussion and Woodwind Research Native American instruments. What is a percussion instrument that is used? What is a woodwind instrument? How could you use these instrument sounds to tell a story? NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

LITERARY ARTS

PRE-K KINDERGARTEN - 2ND 3RD - 6TH

Mama, Do You Love Buffalo Bird Girl: A Fatty Legs Me? by Barbara M Hidatsa Story by S. by Christy Jordan- Joossen D. Nelson Fenton

Wild Berries by Julie The Blue Roses by In the Footsteps of Flett Linda Boyden Crazy Horse by Hungry Johnny Joseph Marshall by Cheryl Kay Minnema

READING RESOURCES

https://coloursofus.com/32-native-american-childrens- books/ https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10365 http://www.native-languages.org/children-books.htm NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

HISTORY

Sacagawea Native American The Trail of Tears was named for the disease Sacagawea was a Lemhi Indian Civil Rights and hard conditions Shoshone woman who Act Native Americans were helped Lewis and Clark forced to experience. explore the territory of the In 1968, the Civil Rights Many did not survive Louisiana Purchase in Act extended equal rights the journey. 1805. She was 16 when she and protections under the went with them on this law to Native Americans. Though there is tragedy journey. A year later, the Native in our state's history, we American Education Act acknowledge and In Hidatsa, her name is was passed, which sought celebrate the Native spelled Sakakawea. to improve school American roots of conditions and funding. Oklahoma in many ways. In class, look at a map of What is a symbol, song, the Lewis and Clark trail. or piece of Oklahoma Print out unlabeled maps Trail of Tears culture that shows of the United States for appreciation for its your students and have The Indian Removal Act of Native American them mark the mountains, 1830 began a series of origins? the Louisiana Purchase, forced relocations of and their trail with colored Native American people to Start by looking at our pencils. How many miles land west of the state flag. What do you did they travel? How did Mississippi River. The area see? Sacagawea's knowledge was then called Indian help Lewis and Clark? Territory but would later become Oklahoma. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

REFLECTIONS/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

"WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?"

How did these lessons affect your students? What did they like best? What would they like to learn more about?

"WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO MY SCHOOL? MY COMMUNITY?"

What did we learn about the world around us? NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

BIG QUESTIONS FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS (PRE-K - 2ND)

STORYTELLING

HOW DO DIFFERENT CULTURES SHARE STORIES WITH EACH OTHER? WHAT IS A STORY YOU CARE ABOUT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE?

STEREOTYPES

THOUGH WE SHARE MANY THINGS IN COMMON, EACH PERSON IS UNIQUE, WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY AND IDEAS. WHAT DOES "STEREOTYPE" MEAN? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TREAT EVERYONE AS AN INDIVIDUAL? NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

BIG QUESTIONS FOR OLDER STUDENTS (3RD - 6TH)

COLONIALISM, REVISITED

THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY IS DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH DISCRIMINATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS, AND IN MANY INSTANCES, VIOLENCE. HOW HAS COLONIALISM SHAPED CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES?

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM

THERE ARE MANY NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS WHO BELIEVE THAT DEFENDING THE LAND AND WATER IS A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL IMPERATIVE. WHAT IS A LANDMARK OR CURRENT EVENT IN WHICH NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE SOUGHT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS? NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

MOST IMPORTANT TAKE-AWAYS

The diversity of Native American Native American heritage includes culture is part of traditions from world history, the past and and American people living history. today.

Every continent I can be proud of has indigenous who I am and populations with respect my unique language, friends' and culture, and community's social values. diverse heritages.