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Native Knowledge 360° Education Initiative
Transforming teaching and learning
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In the Spotlight
As you prepare your classrooms for the new school year, Native Knowledge 360° is here to support your efforts to bring more inclusive, accurate, and engaging Indigenous content into your teaching.
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Teaching Poster
Native Women Leading the Way: From Revolution to the Future
This teaching poster focuses on three women from different Native nations whose actions were historically significant during the American Revolution. Grades 6–8
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Professional Development (In person)
Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
The ninth annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In is an in-person event for educators hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and Teaching for Change. Grade K–12 teachers
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Professional Development (Recorded)
An Overview of California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation
This webinar helps educators understand how the resource California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period can help students build critical thinking skills. Grade 4–12 teachers
Featured Teacher Programs
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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Native Women Leading the Way: From Revolution to the Future
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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 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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