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It's almost that time of year...Indigenous People's Day (Columbus Day)

Jazmin Puicon

Hey everyone,

I wanted to start a list of resources (video, documentaries, articles, etc.) for the upcoming holiday - Indigenous People's Day (Columbus Day). In particular, I wanted a set of resources that uplifts the indigenous voices during the Age of Exploration and complicates traditional narratives of European colonialism. Anything in native languages, Spanish, Portuguese would be greatly welcomed as I have a very diverse set of students. Thanks in advance!

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  • The National Museum of the American Indian has the Native360 curriculum, which is written by Native educators. I think they are still working to refine it, but it's probably the best culturally vetted educational resource you'll find on Native perspectives in the U.S. today.

    https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360

    Hawaii and Washington states have also done amazing work on curriculum about their Indigenous peoples.

    I also recommend "An Indigenous People's History of the United States" by Roxanne Dubar-Ortiz. It's well-regarded amongst Natives as the closest thing to a US history text from a Native perspective that has been written so far. There's also a Young Reader edition of it, so you can decide which is best for your classroom.

    I recommend looking into history of the Southwest as well. Colonial history of the U.S. is usually told as though it began in the 1600s on the east coast, but it began much earlier in the Southwest due to Spanish conquistadors migrating north for gold.

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  • The National Museum of the American Indian has the Native360 curriculum, which is written by Native educators. I think they are still working to refine it, but it's probably the best culturally vetted educational resource you'll find on Native perspectives in the U.S. today.

    https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360

    Hawaii and Washington states have also done amazing work on curriculum about their Indigenous peoples.

    I also recommend "An Indigenous People's History of the United States" by Roxanne Dubar-Ortiz. It's well-regarded amongst Natives as the closest thing to a US history text from a Native perspective that has been written so far. There's also a Young Reader edition of it, so you can decide which is best for your classroom.

    I recommend looking into history of the Southwest as well. Colonial history of the U.S. is usually told as though it began in the 1600s on the east coast, but it began much earlier in the Southwest due to Spanish conquistadors migrating north for gold.

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