Resources
- USDE Office of Indian Education
- Bureau of Indian Education
- WSU Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and Learning
- Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
- Oyate Books
- Regional Learning Project/Trail Tribes
- American Indian Library Association
- American Indian Report
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
- Teaching About Thanksgiving:
There are many excellent resources available for educators who wish to provide American Indian perspectives on Thanksgiving:
- The following texts are recommended by OYATE, a Native organization devoted to critical evaluation of books and curricula with Indian themes:
- 1621 A New Look at Thanksgiving, by Catherine O’Neill Grace & Margaret B. Bruchac with Plimoth Plantation; published by Scholastic Inc.
- Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective, by Doris Seale, Beverly Slapin, and Carolyn Silverman, eds., Berkeley: Oyate, 1998, teacher resource
- Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition, by Sally M. Hunter, Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1997, grades 4-6
- Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition, by Russell M. Peters, Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992, grades 4-6
- Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message, by Jake Swamp, New York: Lee & Low, 1995, all grades
- Ininatig’s Gift of Sugar: Traditional Native Sugarmaking, by Laura Waterman Wittstock, Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1993, grades 4-6
- For a discussion of facts vs. myths of the first Thanksgiving
- Recommend list of books.
- Native American Mascots/Stereotypes
- From Where the Sun Rises: Addressing the Educational Achievement of Native Americans in Washington State (2009)
A shared History - The Story of HB 1495
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