On-Site: Teaching Place-Based Native American History

For Educators in Grades 8-12

Native American history in the United States is incredibly diverse and extensive, leaving many with a feeling of overwhelm and questions about where to begin. In this session, participants will learn how to approach teaching Native history by starting locally. Using the Newberry Library’s Indigenous Chicago curriculum, which is written for 10-12th grade Social Studies classes, this session will take participants through five centuries of rich Native history in what is now known as Chicagoland. Attendees will receive an overview of the six-module curriculum, learn how the modules can be connected with common topics in US History that they are likely already teaching, be introduced to other online digital mapping and oral history resources that can be used in their classrooms, and walk through a deep, interactive exploration of one of the modules, leaving plenty of time for questions. For those who are new to teaching Native history or want to further develop lessons they already have in place, this workshop will be a useful resource for more respectfully and accurately teaching Native history in their classrooms.   

Workshop Includes:

• Classroom Resources
• 4.5 Clock Hours/CPDUs