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Native American Heritage Activity Set
Teaching resources to help your class explore the rich culture and traditions of Native Americans in the United States.
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Use this activity set to explore some of the contributions Native Americans have made — and continue to make — to the culture, tradition, and history of our nation. Take a look at traditional crafts with a Web quest, use a chart and an interactive map to see the population and location of tribes today, then peer into the past with a research team who are investigating and preserving ancient rock art found in the remote canyons of Utah.
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- Articles (5)
- Activities (4)
Articles
Native American Contributions
Indian Tribes Today
See a list of the ten largest Indian tribes in the U.S. today and use an interactive map to find tribes in your state.
Native American Image Bank
Find more than 450 photos you can add to your reports, posters, or PowerPoint presentations.
Web Hunt: Native American Heritage
Explore five traditional Native American crafts while designing your own beadwork, moccasins, and more.
Activities
Oral History of the Skagit River: A Native American Cultures Activity
Through field reports and interviews, students discover how the Skagit River is closely linked to the lives of the people in the valley.
Canyon Rock Art: A Native American Cultures Activity
Prehistoric Pueblos: A Native American Cultures Activity
Compare & Contrast: Pilgrims & Wampanoag
Listen and read as you compare the housing, clothing, food, chores, school, and games of these two groups in history.
- Subjects:Social Studies, Native American History, Ceremony and Tradition, Pilgrims, Reading Comprehension, Archaeology, Anthropology, Habitats and Ecosystems, Prehistory, Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, North America, Indigenous Peoples, Native American
