Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving
This Teen Vogue video features young Native American women and their testimonies on the real history of Thanksgiving.
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National Education Association Lesson Plans
Most of the lesson plans are ethnic studies focused, however there are some that may be useful for educators. For example, there are materials written for grade levels across K-12 on immigration and America using “A Different Mirror” Online: http://www.nea.org/tools/BrowseAllLessons.html
The Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberlé Crenshaw
In this 2016 TED Talk, Kimberlé Crenshaw, the scholar who coined the term intersectionality, speaks passionately about the idea of intersesctionality in relation to violence against Black women. Online: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?fbclid=IwAR0Isi_keH9nlHgV3wecEpwiqbfDxfkIpZQSdLh9LbgK9VP6KOrETxbSXxI
Indigenous Voices of San Juan Capistrano
One of the projects of Community Stories, funded by the California Humanities. This seeks to share and collect stories of the Acjachemen community. Online: https://www.ocpl.org/acjachemen
Mapping Indigenous LA
“When we consider Pacific Islander and Latin American Indigenous Diasporas, Los Angeles has the largest indigenous population of any city in the US.” This project seeks to shed light on some of the local indigenous communities that call LA home, including Gabrielino/Tongva, Pacific Islanders, Latin American indigenous diaspora. Includes links to Tongva approved primary and…
New York Times’ Learning Network
The New York Times aligns their journalism with lesson plans. They are organized by subject area but also just listed. Some examples include learning about slavery using primary sources Online: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/learning/learning-about-slavery-with-primary-sources.html
Guampedia
Guampedia is a community project that highlights the unique Chamorro heritage and history of Guam and the Mariana Islands.Includes lesson plans for elementary through high school. Topics covered range widely (e.g religion, architecture, health, medicine to contemporary history) Online: https://www.guampedia.com/chamorro-migration-to-the-u-s/