Teacher Resources:
Minnesota Academic Standards Relating to Minnesota American Indian Tribes
Minnesota teachers must embed Minnesota American Indian perspective and contributions within their teaching
Ojibwe Culture & Curriculum - Priscilla Fairbanks, Bemidji Area Schools
Lesson plans and resources compiled by our American Indian Culture & Curriculum Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education - Indian Education Curriculum
(click links below to see lessons)
American Indian Values Curriculum - 8/24/16
American Indian Sovereignty Curriculum - 2/25/13
(Gaming, treaties, land, nation inside a nation, taxation laws)
American Indian Oral Traditions Curriculum - 2/25/13
(Humor, truth, Dakota, Anishinabe)
American Indian Music and Dance Curriculum - 2/25/13
(Drums, flute, stories, lullabies)
American Indian Leadership Curriculum - 2/22/13
(Warriors, consensus, elders)
American Indian Harmony and Balance Curriculum - 2/22/13
(Social issues, environmental issues, respect, conservation)
American Indian Family Life Curriculum - 2/21/13
(Survival, spirituality, effects of government policies, education)
American Indian Contributions Curriculum - 2/21/13
(Holistic medicine, education, music, ecology)
American Indian Art Curriculum - 2/20/13
(Petroglyphs, pictographs, lithographs, silkscreen prints)
American Indain Literature Resources for Educators
A youth and Young Adult Core Book Collection: Connecting to Minnesota English Language Standards created by the Minnesota American Indian Task Force and St. Catherine University Master of Library and Information Science Program's LIS 7190 Social Justice and Children/YA Literature course, this resource list provides titles and annotated bibliographies for American Indian-authored books connected to the Minnesota English Language Arts standards. This document will be revised on a yearly basis to reflect new books, out-of-print titles, or back-in-print titles. Visit Birchbark Books to view a list of books and prices.
2017 Native Authored Book Collection
2019 Native Authored Book Collection
Birchbark Books
Birchbark Books is operated by a spirited collection of people who believe in the power of good writing, the beauty of handmade art, the strength of Native culture, and the importance of small and intimate bookstores.
Oyate
Education organization that reviews children’s literature and advocates for Native Americans/American Indians to be portrayed with historical accuracy, cultural appropriateness and without anti-Indian bias and stereotypes.
Bemidji Area Schools Culture and Curriculum
Webpage compiled by Priscilla A. Fairbanks, American Indian Culture and Curriculum Specialist with Bemidji Area Schools, ISD #31
Why Treaties Matter
In this virtual exhibit, see for yourself how Dakota and Ojibwe treaties with the U.S. government affected the lands and lifeways of the Indigenous peoples of the place now called Minnesota and why these binding agreements between nations still matter today.
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (lesson plan)
Smithsonian's Nation Museum of the American Indian
Native Knowledge 360° is the National Museum of American Indian's national initiative to inspire and promote improvement of teaching and learning about American Indians. Explore the lesson plans and curriculum
Lessons of our Land
Curriculum enables Pre-K through grade 12 teachers to easily incorporate Native American stories, lessons and games about land, cultures, histories and languages into regular classroom instruction. This inter-disciplinary curriculum aligns with Minnesota academic standards and is adaptable to include the history and culture of a region's Native nations. There are more than 200 lessons available that are free and easy to use in the classroom.
University of Minnesota Ojibwe Art Curriculum
Culturally based art curriculum
Montana Indian Education For All
Teacher Lesson Plans
Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
ANKN is a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing.
Minnesota Historical Society
Resources for Educators
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary
Talking Ojibwe-English Dictionary
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Fact Sheet
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Children's Culture & Language Activities
Online Teaching Resources
Virtual Field Trips, tours, simulators, books, etc. compiled by MDE
Tanagidan To Win (Blue Hummingbird Woman)
Author of Takoza: Walks with the Blue Moon Girl. Website has books for sale.
