November is Native American Heritage Month!
updated 11/05/2023
US Department of the Interior: Happy National Native American Heritage Month!
Native American history IS American history, and it is only by recognizing that history that we can build a future that is equitable and inclusive. Happy National Native American Heritage Month!
More Resources:
- American English at State: Celebrate!
- ELCivics.com
- ESL Library
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (High Int)
- Trail of Tears (High Int-Adv)
- Wa-Tho-Huk (Beg-Low Int)
- Google Doodle
- Behind the Doodle: Celebrating Amanda Crowe | short
- Behind the Doodle: Celebrating Maria Tallchief | short
- Behind the Doodle: Celebrating the late We:wa
- Behind the Stickball Doodle: Meet guest artist Marlena Myles
- LearningChocolate.com
- U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes
- Navajo Nation TV and Film
- NY Times:
- The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year article
- Now This:
- Watch Full Roll Call at the 2020 DNC (features many Native Americans and Native Pacific Islanders--very moving--I cried!)
- Planet Project
- The Navajo Nation | The Story of America's Largest Tribe video
- Searching for the Navajo language in Monument Valley video
- SI.edu
- National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC
- Smithsonian NMAI: The Invention of Thanksgiving
- National Postal Museum: Indians at the Post Office: Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals
- National Postal Museum: The American Indian in Postage Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration
- NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.gov
- Preparing the Oath: 100:59, 100:87
- US Census
- USPS
US Citizenship Podcast
- Deborah Parker (Tulalip) and the Violence Against Women Act (2013) video
- Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf
- A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (November)
VOA News: Voice of America and VOA Learning English
- VOA News: Native America--NEW for 2022! A page dedicated to Native American news, plus weekly round-up
- These are recent stories and videos; search for more stories and videos.
- After each story or video, try to ask and answer an appropriate USCIS Civics question.
- #DearNonNatives: What Native Americans Want Non-Natives To Know
- #NotInvisible: Why Are Native American Women Vanishing?
- Advocates Seek Justice for Abused Native American Women
- All About America Blog: Stunning Photos Capture Native Americans in Early 1900s
- American Indian Charter School Wins Approval in Oklahoma
- Are Federal Courts Harsher on Native American Offenders?
- Art Thrives Among Hunters, Fishers in Northernmost Alaska
- Bear Dance | VOA Connect
- Becoming a Social Worker
- Blackfeet Boxing Documentary Casts Light on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 2020
- Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains National Approval
- Drums of Community Beats for Native-American Grads
- Educators Try New Methods to Save American Indian Languages
- English Words Borrowed From the Americas
- For Native American Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors, Justice is Elusive
- Goodbye Pocahontas: Photos Reveal Today’s True Native Americans
- Google Honors First Native American Woman Engineer
- Indigenous Drag Queens Combine Politics, Glitter (2023)
- Lakota Daughters (2020)
- Lawmakers Propose New Ways to Help Native American Women
- Lost Birds: Displaced, Adopted Native Americans Look to Find Their Way Home
- Mapping the Missing: Cartographer Plots Disappeared Native Women
- Many Native Americans, Citing History, Angry Over Trump Immigration Policy
- Massachusetts Tribe Reclaims Language Not Spoken for Six Generations
- Mattaponi Tribe's Pow Wow a Time of Celebration & Giving Thanks
- Native American Journalists Debate Future of Media in Indian Country
- Native American Pow Wows Celebrate Patriotism, Unity
- Native American Rodeo: More Than Sport, It’s ‘A Way Out’
- Native American Tribe Battles to Keep Land
- Native American Tribe Helps Sacred Condors Recover After a Century’s Absence (2022)
- Native American Two-Spirits Look to Reclaim Lost Heritage
- Native Americans Call for Rethinking of Bering Strait Theory
- Native Americans No Closer to Learning Fates of Boarding School Ancestors
- Native Americans Played Pivotal Role in the First Thanksgiving
- Native Americans Say Law That Protects Children at Risk
- Native Americans Seek to Raise Awareness of their History
- Native Americans Work to Break Down Barriers to Voting
- Navajo Nation Marks 150th Anniversary of Bosque Redondo Treaty
- NEH Funds Native American Cultural Projects
- New Mexico Democrat Poised to Become First Native American Congresswoman
- New Exhibit Examines Native American Imagery in US Culture
- Rare Horse Breed Revived for Choctaw Nation
- Record Number of Native American Women to Run in 2018 Midterm Polls
- Report: US News Media Part of the Problem in Misunderstanding Native Americans
- Rise in Hate Crimes Alarms Native American Communities
- Separating Myth and Fact About Pocahontas
- Squanto: From Slave to Diplomat
- The REDress Project Highlights Missing, Murdered Native American Women
- This is America: Visiting Sacred Grounds in National Park Monuments
- Traditional Samoan Tattoo Ritual
- Understanding Indigenous Peoples' Day (2022)
- US Supreme Court Deems Half of Oklahoma a Native American Reservation (2020)
- US Rules Descendants of Cherokees' Former Slaves Have Full Tribal Rights
- Utah Monument Fight Reflects National Debate
- Water, Stone and History in Navajo Land
- Whales Revered as Center of Alaska Inupiat Life
- Why Aren't More Native Americans Members of the US Congress?
- VOA News Videos About Native American Culture and News
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