The month of November is recognized as a time to honor the history, culture and contributions of Native Americans, Alaska Natives and all Indigenous people of North America. The following resources can be used in K-12 classrooms to celebrate the original inhabitants of New York and the United States. 

Collections for all grade levels

AFT/Share my Lesson, Indigenous Peoples Lesson Plans & Resources

Learning for Justice, Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Learning for Justice, Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way

Lenape Center/Teachers College, Lenape K-12 Curriculum

Lenape Language Preservation Project, Lenape Talking Dictionary

Library of Congress, National Native American Heritage Month

National Indian Education Association, Student-Centered Digital Learning Activities

New York Public Library, Native Voices in November book list

NYCDOE, Native American Heritage Month

Smithsonian/National Museum of the American Indian, Transforming Teaching & Learning about Native Americans

Elementary

AFT/Share my Lesson, Native American Dwellings

Museum of the City of New York, Indians of New Netherland

National Council of Teachers of English, Native Americans Today 

National Park Service, Trail of Tears 

PBS, I’ll take Mannahatta

Smithsonian/National Museum of the American Indian, Early Encounters in Native New York

University of Oregon, Honoring Tribal Legacies in Telling the Lewis and Clark Story

Middle and High School

Brooklyn Public Library, Native Americans in Brooklyn

Facing History, 18 Teacher Resources on Native American History and Culture

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Perspectives on the Trail of Tears

New York Times Learning Network, Teaching About the Native American Fight for Representation, Repatriation and Recognition

PBS, Native American Boarding Schools and Human Rights

Zinn Education Project, Standing with Standing Rock