Native Education Curriculum Materials
These support materials work compatibly with standards-based curriculum. They augment and enrich the instructional and curricular approach of Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State.
Tribal History
American History - an American Indian Comments
Unwritten Chapters
American Indian Urban Relocation - developed by Shana Brown (Middle School) Spanish Language Version
- Boarding Schools - Secondary Lesson Resources developed by Shana Brown
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- How the U.S. Stole Thousands of Native American Children Spanish Language Version
- Boarding Schools - Primary Source Analysis Spanish Language Version
- Tribes Confront Painful Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools Spanish Language Version
- National Native American Board Schools Healing Coalition Announcement
Columbus - Native American Perspective
An American Indian Perspective on Columbus
Columbus - Resource Kit for Teachers
Teaching About Columbus in 1992 and Beyond
Cultural Genocide and the Education of Native Americans
From Boarding Schools to Self Determination
Thanksgiving - Study and Discussion Questions and Ideas
Teaching About Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Curriculum from the Coos County Indian Education Coordination Program
Thanksgiving. . . A Resource Guide/Indian Education Curriculum Unit
Native American Culture
Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum
The Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum is an interdisciplinary, research-based, culturally- relevant, supplemental curriculum that combines learning components for reading, writing, communication, and social studies. This multimedia curriculum features three units: Drum, Canoe, and Hunting and Gathering. The curriculum was developed in a collaboration between the Evergreen Center for Educational Improvement at The Evergreen State College and the Office of Native Education at OSPI.
The weekly lesson plans are found within each unit folder: Drum, Canoe, Hunting and Gathering.
Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum - K-2 ELA Standards
- Drum Unit
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- Table of Contents
- Introduction: Sharing the Circle
- Drum-Week 1 Lesson Plan
- Drum-Week 2 Lesson Plan
- Drum-Week 3 Lesson Plan
- Drum-Week 4 Lesson Plan
- Historic Photographs
- Bibliography
Storybooks
- Canoe Unit
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- Table of Contents
- Canoe: Introduction
- Canoe-Week 1 Lesson Plan
- Canoe-Week 2 Lesson Plan
- Canoe-Week 3 Lesson Plan
- Canoe-Week 4 Lesson Plan
- Canoe-Week 5 Lesson Plan
- Canoe-Week 6 Lesson Plan
- Historic Photographs
- The Carving of a Canoe Photographs
- Makah Days Photographs
- Bibliography
Storybooks
- A Message from the Cedar Tree
- Canoe, Canoe What Can You Do?
- Challenge of the Paddle to Seattle
- Herbie & Slim Nellie's First Journey
- How Big Will My Canoe Be?
- In Our Canoe
- Look What I Found!
- Ocean-Going "Fishing" Canoe
- Sand Flea in the Side of a Canoe
- Shovel-nose Canoe
- The Building of a Canoe
- The Life Cycle of a Canoe
- Uncle Jerry's Canoe
- Hunting and Gathering Unit
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- Table of Contents
- A Northwest ABC Coloring Book
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 1 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 2 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 3 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 4 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 5 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 6 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 7 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 8 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 9 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 10 Lesson Plan
- Hunting and Gathering-Week 11 Lesson Plan
- Historic Photographs
- Bibliography
Curriculum Support Material - Grades 7-12
Indians of Washington State
Food, Shelter, Clothing in Native American Culture + Guidelines to Evaluate Materials
Content and Activities for Teaching About Indians in Washington State (Grades K-6)
Mental, Spiritual, Cultural and Physical Aspects of the Sacred Circle
Breaking the Sacred Circle
Salmon Homecoming - Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
One With the Watershed Through Salmon Eyes Video
Native American Stories and Science Education Connections
Roger Fernandes, a citizen of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, shares several tribal stories from tribes from across the state and region. Mr. Fernandes has been given permission by the tribes to tell these stories. In addition to the stories, this resource provides alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards and possible lesson suggestions on how these stories can be incorporated into the classroom.
- Lesson Resources
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- Introduction video with Roger Fernandes - Introduction video with Roger Fernandes transcription
- ay-ay-ásh (Yakama, Eastern WA) 7.15 mins ay-ay-ásh Story Transcription
- Beaver and Mouse (Tulalip, Western WA) 3.38 mins Beaver and Mouse Story Transcription
- Blue-Jay and Bear (Chehalis, Western WA) 5.32 mins Blue-Jay and Bear Story Transcription
- Changer and Dog Salmon (All tribes, Western WA) 2.27 mins Changer and Dog Salmon Story Transcription
- Columbia River Story (All tribes, Eastern WA) 7.48 mins Columbia River Story Transcription
- The Coming of Slahal (All tribes, Western WA) 6.01 mins The Coming of Slahal Story Transcription
- Coyote and Bear (All tribes, Eastern WA) 2.33 mins Coyote and Bear Story Transcription
- Coyote's Deal with the Wind (Spokane. Eastern WA) 1.52 mins Coyote's Deal with the Wind Story Transcription
- Father Ocean (All tribes, Western WA) 1.17 mins Father Ocean Story Transcription
- The Gossiping Clam (Puget Sound, Western WA) 3.28 mins The Gossiping Clam Story Transcription
- How Fire Came to Earth (All tribes, Eastern WA) 5.11 mins How Fire Came to Earth Story Transcription
- The Huckleberry Medicine (Puget Sound, Western WA) 3.00 mins The Huckleberry Medicine Story Transcription
- Native American Stories and Next Generation Science Standards Alignment
- Native American Stories Science Connections
- Origin of Washington Names
About the project: The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade three commonly used elementary science instructional materials with environmental and sustainability concepts. In addition, the upgraded lessons incorporate Native American stories related to science and sustainability. Each upgrade was done by expert professional development providers and vetted by other providers and teachers.
Roger Fernandes, a citizen of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, shares several tribal stories from tribes from across the state and region. Mr. Fernandes has been given permission by the tribes to tell these stories. In addition to the stories, this resource provides alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards and possible lesson suggestions on how these stories can be incorporated into the classroom.
- Introduction video with Roger Fernandes - Introduction video with Roger Fernandes transcription
Cedar Box Teaching Toolkit
The Cedar Box Teaching Toolkit is an educational resource featuring important native foods in Salish Country and the rich cultural traditions that surround them. The foods were selected because of their high nutritional value, cultural significance, and reasonable availability. The Cedar Box Teaching Toolkit is being generously shared by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
- Cedar Box Teaching Toolkit Resources
Historical Archives, Professional Development, Learning Materials
As one of the Smithsonian's institutions, the National Museum of the American Indian is "committed to bringing Native voices to what the museum writes and presents, whether on-site, at one of the three NMAI venues, through the museum's publications, or via the Internet.
National Museum of the American Indian