All About Native Americans

Montage of Today's Native Americans At its broadest, the term Native American can include every indigenous people of both continents of the Americas, but most often it refers to American Indians of the contiguous United States, Alaska natives, and native Hawaiians. Sometimes also the First Nations of Canada, the Inuit, and the Métis. Native Americans are several hundred different tribes with a wide diversity of languages and cultures - as many as you might expect to find on a continent the size of North America who have lived there for thousands of years. The largest tribes today are the Navajo, Cherokee, Sioux, and Chippewa.

Learn about all aspects of Native Americans in the articles below - history, culture, art, dress, legends of creation and other stories, food and cooking, medicines, and other basic facts. Learn about the different tribes, famous Native Americans from the past and today, and ways to teach about them to children.

A Preschool Guide to Cultures Around the World Let this guide help you weave multicultural themes and adventures throughout your curriculum all year long. Bring ideas from other cultures into your classroom and go on a magical journey...	A Lesson in the Foods that Native Americans Contributed to Our World Many foods that fill our grocery store shelves, get served everyday in restaurants , and feed people around the world have their origins in Native American Culture...
Outstanding Activities for Native American Day in Preschool Enter a day of delight with these Native American ideas and activities for preschool. True to tradition, these curriculum based projects will help bring a sense of curiosity and value...	The Untold History of Montana Montanta has a colorful past, with events such as the exploration of Lewis and Clark to the Native American battles and Custer's Last Stand. Discover more about this interesting...

A Preschool Guide to Cultures Around the World

Let this guide help you weave multicultural themes and adventures throughout your curriculum all year long. Bring ideas from other cultures into your classroom and go on a magical journey around the world...

Kindergarten Native American Lesson: Tuesday

This is an ongoing series of harvest lesson plans created for a kindergarten classroom. In this installment, the class will be learning about Thanksgiving, specifically about the Indian People. The...

Understanding the Owl Symbolism

Owls are strong and majestic birds closely related to hawks and are found in many areas across the globe except for Antarctica. Owls are not only known for their two big round eyes but also for their symbolic...

Using Teepees for Preschool Math

In this article, teachers will find teepee math activities for preschool students and classrooms. Use these math activities alone, or in conjunction with a Native American theme....

Dealing with Difficult Parents : A Teacher's Guide to Improving Communication

You are trying to help your student but why does the parent see you as the enemy?...

History Pre K Lesson Plan: Native Americans

Young children love to learn about the past, and this lesson plan for pre k on history is a great way to educate them about Native Americans through stories, activities and fun....

Second Grade Native American Project

This is a fun project for second graders studying Native Americans....