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What Is Settler-Colonialism?
A viral video of high school students and a Native elder in D.C.—and the responses that followed—shows why we need to introduce students to the concept of settler-colonialism.
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Keepers of the Word
Bilingual storytellers blend history, tradition and culture to teach the power of language and story.
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Summary Objective 5
Students will describe the roles that slavery, Native nations and African Americans played in the Revolutionary War. Maps to Key Concepts 2, 3, 5, 9 & 10 What else should my students know? 5.A The Declaration of
December 18, 2017
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You CAN Teach About Religion in Public School!
The First Amendment defines the parameters of including religious content in U.S. public school classrooms, but teachers still wonder: What does religion as content look like?
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Speak Up!
A collection of real-life stories, gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, on how people across the United States spoke up against everyday bigotry.
June 25, 2022
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Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question
In this poem, the speaker--who is Native American--responds to a series of unspoken discriminatory questions. The reader can deduce the missing questions based on the speaker's responses.
July 3, 2014
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Nations Within
American Indian scholar Karen Gayton Swisher envisions effective education for all Indian children.
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More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts
When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”