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Educators, Librarians, and Parents ~
Welcome to my Teachers' Lodge!
Here you will find some stories, handouts and websites
on topics that your students and kids will be learning
about in many of my
programs and residencies.
You will also find study guides, a vocabulary list, and
recommended books, articles and Native craft projects,
which I hope will support the already terrific job
you're doing in the home, and in our classrooms and
libraries!
I hope you enjoy your visit to my Teachers' Lodge.
Hurry back!
(See you later)
~
Debra Morningstar
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
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English Language Arts
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Social Studies
Vocabulary List
PDF file, 34k
A
list of words and expressions your students will learn
during my Native Storyteller
Residency program.Iroquois:
How Fire Came to the Six Nations
PDF file, 75k
"Iroquois
Creation Story" and "Three Sisters Story"
Lesson Plans
PDF file,
198k
Dawn
Maracle is a Mohawk from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
near Belleville, Ontario. Her lesson plans for the
Iroquois Creation Story and Three Sisters Story are
shared here, with her kind permission. This resource
will help teachers lead their students in study of the
Iroquois.
Circle of Stories: Teacher's
Guide
http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/educators/
Lesson plans by Betsy Norris, designed to accompany and
supplement the "Circle of Stories" PBS program.
Native-Books.com
http://www.native-books.com/books.html
Native books/materials, reviewed and/or produced by
American Indians.
Learn to Make a Dream Catcher
http://www.dream-catchers.org/make-dream-catchers.html
http://www.dream-catchers.org/make-dream-catchers-kids.html
Dream Catcher History and Resources
http://www.dream-catchers.org/
 The
Oneida Art of Basketry
http://oneida-nation.net/baskets/
The Oneida women and children created baskets to barter
or sell to townspeople and farmers.
How
to Make Corn Husk Dolls
http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/cornhusk.htm
Three
Sisters Cookbook
http://oneida-nation.net/cookbook/index.html
The Iroquois consider corn, beans, and squash (Three
Sisters) to be special gifts from the Creator.
Circle of Stories (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
The
History of Wampum
http://oneida-nation.net/culture/wampum.html
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) did not use Wampum as
money, as the early non-Native colonists did.
Native American History
http://www2005.lang.osaka-u.ac.jp/~krkvls/history.html
The
Myth of the "Cherokee Princess"
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=2505
So, you think your great-great-great-grandmother was a
"Cherokee Princess," do you? Read on ...
The
Constitution of the Iroquois Nations
http://www.constitution.org/cons/iroquois.htm
The Great Binding Law (Gayanashagowa) of the Iroquois
nations, including the Oneida Nation, offers a wise
system of checks and balances that influenced some of
the leaders who wrote the United States.
American
Indian Religious Freedom Act
http://www.blm.gov/heritage/docum/78airfa.pdf
Frequently
Asked Questions about the Iroquois
http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/faq.htm
Deconstructing the Myths of
"The First Thanksgiving"
(and other
resources)
http://www.oyate.org/resources.html
For Native peoples, thanksgiving comes not once a year,
but every day ~ for all the gifts of life.
"Indian"
Mascot and Logo Taskforce
http://www.indianmascots.com/
The Wisconsin Indian Education Association's "Indian"
Mascot and Logo Taskforce invites you to join the effort
to stop the use of "Indian" mascots and logos in
Wisconsin schools.
American
Indian Sports Team Mascots
http://www.aistm.org/1indexpage.htm
"Oh, but we 'honor' our Indians ..."
See "Debra's Favorite Links" for
additional terrific resources!
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