Teacher Resources:

Minnesota Academic Standards Relating to Minnesota American Indian Tribes
Minnesota teachers must embed Minnesota American Indian perspective and contributions within their teaching

Minnesota Department of Education - Indian Education Curriculum
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)

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

Minnesota Historical Society
Resources for Educators

​The Ojibwe People's Dictionary
Talking Ojibwe-English Dictionary

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.