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Native American Curriculum Initiative

Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters

September 20, 2023
Learn about the importance of Orange Shirt day and how you can participate this year!
Brenda Beyal

The Invisible Biases: The Elephant in the Room

August 21, 2023
Understand the impact of implicit biases of cultures outside of your own.
Natalie Johnson

Native American Resources Provided by Utah Museums

August 15, 2023
Learn about more resources in your local community to integrate into your teaching on Native American culture.
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Selecting Native American Literature for the Elementary Classroom

August 15, 2023
Explore the three-part process of evaluating children's books that amplify Native voices in the classroom.
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Evaluating Multicultural Classroom Resources: How can a teacher decide what is appropriate to use?

August 15, 2023
Learn how to find appropriate Native American resources to use in a classroom setting.
Heather Francis, Stephanie West

Native American Indian Literacy Project

August 15, 2023
Understand the basic principles behind the Native American Literacy Project and how to employ them to amplify Native voices in your classroom.
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A Response to Teachers' Questions About the "Utah Indians" Song

March 16, 2023
Emily Soderborg shares what we tell teachers who ask us questions about the "Utah Indians" song that is so often used in 4th-grade presentations when teaching about Utah history.
Emily Soderborg

Native American Round Dance

February 7, 2023
Even if you don't have a Native Teaching Artist to help facilitate the dance experience, our lesson plan, "Native American Round Dance," provides myriad ways to engage your students in understanding the cultural significance of this intertribal dance.
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Ancestral and Present-Day Maps for the 8 Sovereign Nations Within Utah

December 1, 2022
Our instructional designers have designed maps showing the historical and modern geography of Native lands in our area to help teachers empathize with Native perspectives and understand Native American terminology and facts. 
Heather Francis

Re-Thinking Thanksgiving

November 17, 2022

November can be a tricky month for teachers trying to acknowledge two noteworthy occasions, Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving, in ways that highlight the contributions of the many culturally distinct nations found across the American continents.

Brenda Beyal

 

 
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