Indigenous Heritage

Resources to Teach Indigenous Heritage

NCHE is pleased to share this curated list of websites featuring resources that explore Indigenous Heritage. These sites offer historical overviews, a variety of primary sources for analysis, and suggestions for using primary sources with learners of all ages. Be sure to seek out resources from the Indigenous tribes, communities, and individuals in your location.

Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month

National Education Association

Native Land Map

Native Land Map

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources

Zinn Education Project

Transforming teaching and learning about Native Americans

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian

Native Now: The Dos and Don’ts of Talking Respectfully about and with Native People

Illuminatives

Land Acknowledgement Guide

National Education Association

Resources

Illuminative

Harvest Ceremony, Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth

National Educators Association

5 New YA Books on Native American Lives

Facing History and Ourselves

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Heritage Month

We Teach NYC

Native Communities Program

National Archives

Trail of Tears: Music of the American Indian Diaspora

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

What to Watch this Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month

PBS

Lessons of our Land

Lessons of our Land

Discover the Trail of Tears

National Park Service

Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies

Washington University in Saint Louis

The Library of Congress has multiple collections, exhibitions, blog posts, and primary source sets that can be used to explore Indigenous Heritage.

The National Archives’ DocsTeach also includes a searchable database of primary sources. Access for an educator guide on Indigenous Heritage.