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A Bountiful Harvest
School and community gardens yield cooperation and understanding.
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How State Standards Represent Indigenous Peoples
In this Q&A blog, education researcher Kate Shuster asks Sarah Shear of Penn State University-Altoona about how indigenous history is taught in U.S. classrooms and why many states’ standards need to be revamped.
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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019
Indigenous Peoples’ Day—still observed as Columbus Day on the federal level—is October 14. These resources can help you celebrate the histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples and Native nations. We hope you’ll make space in your classroom for these important lessons this Monday and throughout the year.
- With and About: Inviting Contemporary American Indian Peoples Into the Classroom
- Why Do We (Still) Celebrate Columbus Day?
- I Am the Blood of the Conqueror; I Am the Blood of the Conquered
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A Message From Our Director
In the aftermath of tragedy, TT director Maureen Costello wants to nurture students who welcome newcomers.
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Does My Town Have a Racist Past?
How students can convert the shameful history of sundown towns in the United States into a rich opportunity for setting the record straight.
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A Mountain Legacy
Children of Appalachia gain pride in their heritage and history
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Segregation by Design
Our national understanding of segregation is incomplete unless we face the history of residential redlining. Richard Rothstein, author of 'Color of Law,' explains why.
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My Identity
After growing up in foster care, Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian woman, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. However, with that decision comes the risk of losing one of the few biological connections she still has.
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I Didn't Know There Were Cities in Africa!
Challenging children's — and adults' — misperceptions about the African continent.