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This month’s resources highlight National Poetry Month and Earth Day. Study Indigenous peoples’ responses to environmental challenges and use poetry and writing to explore the intersection of Indigenous women artists and activism.
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Recorded Webinar
Teacher Workshop Series | Indigenous Women: Artists and Activists
Poet Laura Da' (Eastern Shawnee) uses poetry, writing, thinking exercises, and classroom-ready strategies to explore the intersection of Indigenous women artists and activism.
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Teaching Poster (PDF)
Native People and the Land: The A:shiwi (Zuni) People
This teaching poster looks at reciprocal relationships with the land through the A:shiwi (Zuni) people, who’ve adapted to the semiarid New Mexico climate using a centuries–old farming technique called waffle gardening. Grades 6–8.
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American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges
Visit the website American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges to learn how four different communities deal with environmental issues in their homelands. Grades 6–9.
Featured Teacher Programs
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation
May 10, 2025
Onsite | Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, CA

Explore a lesson about Native people during California’s Spanish mission period and tour the exhibit Reclaiming El Camino: Native Resistance in the Missions and Beyond.

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California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation
July 22 & 23, 2025
Online

Learn about Native people during California’s Spanish mission period to analyze the question, How did Native Americans of California resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity?

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