Indigenous Peoples and Native American Heritage Month Resources for PreK–12
Teach about Indigenous peoples with this free PreK–12 collection of Native American lesson plans, activities, videos and educator resources. Explore materials on cultural traditions, contemporary life, sovereignty, environmental stewardship and the experiences of Indigenous communities.
Indigenous histories and cultures belong in the curriculum throughout the year. Students benefit from learning about specific nations and communities, hearing Native voices and examining how Indigenous artists, educators and leaders continue to shape the world today.
What You’ll Find in this Collection
- Culture and everyday life: Resources exploring Indigenous communities through stories, art, dance, language, music and sports.
- Sovereignty and rights: Lessons examining Indigenous rights, identity and advocacy.
- Relationships with land and water: Activities connecting geography, environmental stewardship and Indigenous knowledge.
- Bias and representation: Resources and professional learning to help educators address stereotypes, racism and historical trauma.
Teaching Indigenous Histories and Contemporary Life
Choose resources that connect with your students’ questions and the subjects you teach. A lesson about protecting waterways can connect geography with environmental action, while oral histories can help older students examine Indigenous rights through individual experiences.
For additional classroom materials, explore the National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Knowledge 360° resources. Native Land Digital offers maps of Indigenous territories, treaties and languages that can introduce further research about your area; its maps do not represent official or legal boundaries.
Explore the collection to bring Native perspectives into your lessons and help students understand Indigenous communities’ past and present.
