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Native Knowledge 360° Education Initiative
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In the Spotlight
Explore some of the newest NK360° resources for teachers and students!
Guide to Disciplinary Connections & Classroom Applications
For teachers: Find practical, standards-based ideas for connecting the NK360° Essential Understandings to your teaching practice.
Teacher Workshop Series | Indigenous Women: Artists and Activists
For teachers: Learn about the intersection of Indigenous women artists and activism in a multi part professional development series from NK360°.
The Trouble with History
For students: Watch this animated short video about the knowns and unknowns of the "sale" of Manhattan from the perspective of both Dutch and Lenape traders.
Featured Teacher and Student Programs
Indigenizing Hip-Hop
August 12, 2022

Learn how Native youth are melding hip-hop with Indigenous beats and rhymes to construct their own narratives and create social change.

This program is generously supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation.

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Summer Webinar Series | Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans
July 20–21, 2022

This free, two-part webinar series is for education professionals grades 4–12, looking for a content-rich professional development experience that provides foundational knowledge about tribal sovereignty in the United States.

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Teacher Workshop Series | Life Along the River: The Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia
July 26, 2022

This two-part workshop series is designed to introduce teachers to a new digital storybook for 4th and 5th graders that explores the history and contemporary lives of the Pamunkey peoples.

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Sunset on the Pamunkey River. Photograph by Ethan Brown (Pamunkey), 2020, courtesy of Ethan Brown.

2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach-In Series: Treaties and Sovereignty
October 1, 2022

Workshops will feature classroom resources from the NMAI's online education portal Native Knowledge 360° and the Zinn Education Project. The teach-in will be held online via Zoom.

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Explore NK360° Educational Resources
illustration of New York harbor during 17-18th century
Early Encounters in Native New York: Did Native People Really Sell Manhattan?
illustration of Congress signing legislation
American Indian Removal: What Does It Mean to Remove a People?
Sunset on desert landscape
The Navajo Treaty of 1868: Why Was the Navajo Journey Home So Remarkable?
Two tipis in the northern plains sunset
Northern Plains History and Cultures: How Do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging?
salmon swimming in a stream
Pacific Northwest History and Cultures: Why Do the Foods We Eat Matter?
suspended grass bridge
The Great Inka Road: How Can a Road System Be an Example of Innovation?
Quechua man gardening outside
The Inka Empire: What Innovations Can Provide Food and Water for Millions?
NMAI building along foliage
American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges
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Living Maya Time
Search the museum’s collection
Bring impactful, Native-centered primary source materials into your classroom through the museum’s Collections Search.
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Professional Development
Explore workshops designed to equip teachers with critical concepts and engaging pedagogy to support a transformation in teaching and learning about Native Americans.
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Virtual Field Trips
The museum is pausing virtual field trips while our education team develops and tests new programs. We look forward to sharing these with you in the coming months.
Frequently Asked Questions about Native Americans
What is the correct terminology: American Indian, Indian, Native American, Indigenous, or Native?
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