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Native Knowledge 360° Education Initiative
Transforming teaching and learning
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In the Spotlight
The Native Knowledge 360° team is taking time to reflect on 2024 and share new resources for the new year.
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Reflection
NK360° 2024 Year at a Glance
The NK360° team used 2024 to expand its impact on how Native American histories, cultures, and contemporary lives are taught in the classroom. We reached 1,121,562 website users, launched four new resources, and led ten professional development workshops.
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Source Investigation
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: 4th Grade Edition
This inquiry lesson asks students to answer the question, Native Americans of California during the mission period: How did Native people resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity? Grade 4
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Source Investigation
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: Middle and High School Edition
This inquiry lesson asks students to answer the question, Native Americans of California during the mission period: How did Native people resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity? Grades 7–12
Featured Teacher Programs
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Becoming an NK360° Educator Series: The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can We Tell a Better Story?
January 14, 21, 28, and February 4, 2025
Online

This series introduces the new NK360° resource The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can We Tell a Better Story?

Program Details

edX Course: Foundations for Transforming Teaching and Learning about Native Americans
Through November 7, 2025
Online

Learners will explore the impact of problematic narratives about Native Americans, as well as learn ways to recognize and share more complete narratives.

Program Details
NMAI New York, NY and NMAI Washington, DC
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California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: 4th Grade Edition
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California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: Middle & High School Edition
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The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can We Tell a Better Story?
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What’s the Story with National Stories?
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The Impact of the Gold Rush on Native Americans of California
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Life Along the River: The Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia
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Lenape (Delaware) Homeland
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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Lands and the American Revolution
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Cranberry Day: Traditional Harvest Festivals
Search the museum’s collection
Bring impactful, Native-centered primary source materials into your classroom through the museum’s Collections Search.
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Professional Development
Explore workshops designed to equip teachers with critical concepts and engaging pedagogy to support a transformation in teaching and learning about Native Americans.
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Group Timed Entry
Student groups interested in timed entry to the imagiNATIONS Activity Center or the Native New York exhibition may make a reservation.
Frequently Asked Questions about Native Americans
What is the correct terminology: American Indian, Indian, Native American, Indigenous, or Native?
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