LibGuides: Native American Heritage Month Resources: General Resources for Awareness and Learning

General Online Reference Sources

These databases will provide lots of background information about topics related to Native American Heritage Month. These sources contain articles, images, primary sources, ebooks, and other reference materials.

Primary Sources

American History
"American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for research."

Lesson Plan Ideas

The "First Thanksgiving": How Can We Tell a Better Story?
National Museum of the American Indian

Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian
Essential Understandings About American Indians

Essential Understandings: A Guide to Disciplinary Connections and Classroom Applications
National Museum of the American Indian

Native American Heritage Month Site

Native American Heritage Month
Hosted by the Library of Congress

Other websites to explore

U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs
National Museum of the American Indian
Essential Understandings about American Indians

Digital Media: Discovery Education Streaming

Discovery Education
All middle and upper school students access Discovery Education using their email as their user name. If a password reminder is needed, email Mrs. Holley.

There are a number of videos and videos clips about Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanic culture on Discovery Education. Students in each division access this site differently:

Grades JK3-3rd Grade: User name: first initial, last name, underscore, ncs (i.e. aholley_ncs) Password: raiders

Grades 4-12: User Name: Student's email Password: raiders

Other Digital Media: Video Clips & Documentaries

Artisinal Traditions: Art, Food, Pottery, Etc.

Online Exhibits to Explore

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Institute of American Indian Arts
Native American Art of the Northwest Coast
Bureau of Indian Affairs Online Exhibits
Environmental Justice and Subsistence
Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Photograph Collection
National Archives
Americans
National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Voices: Gallery Tour
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Justice Through the Eyes of Native Artists
First Nations Development Institute
Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian

People to Learn About

Ada Deer
First woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Deb Haaland
United States Secretary of the Interior
Joy Harjo
First Native American poet laureate of the U.S.
John Herrington
Former NASA astronaut and first Native American to travel into space
Temryss Lane
Former professional soccer player
Maria Tallchief
One of America's first great prima ballerinas
Jim Thorpe
First Native American Olympic gold medal winner
John Trudell
Poet, recording artist, actor, and speaker
Susan LaFlesche Picotte
First American Indian woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree
Mary Golda Ross
First woman engineer in the history of Lockheed
Frank Waln
Award-winning hip hop artist and music producer
Sean Sherman
Chef, cookbook author, and promoter of Indigenous cuisine
Sequoyah
Inventor of the Cherokee syllabary

Your Librarian

Amy Holley