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Increase your knowledge about Native resilience during California’s Spanish mission period with a free professional development webinar and online resources for fourth and middle and high school grades.
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Source Investigation
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: Middle & High School Edition
This inquiry lesson provides primary and secondary sources, maps, images, background history, and objects from the museum’s collections to offer teachers and students insight into California Native American resilience during the Spanish mission period. Grades 7–12
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Source Investigation
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: 4th Grade Edition
This inquiry lesson on California Native American resilience during the Spanish mission period has been adapted for the fourth grade. Grade 4
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Online Professional Development
July 22 & 23, 2025
California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation
Learn about Native people during California’s Spanish mission period to analyze the question, How did Native Americans of California resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity?
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California Native American Survival and Resilience During the Mission Period: A Source Investigation
July 22 & 23, 2025
Online

Learn about Native people during California’s Spanish mission period to analyze the question, How did Native Americans of California resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity?

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Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
September 20, 2025
Onsite | National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY

The ninth annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In is an opportunity for educators to strategize ways to uplift and bring Native voices directly into the classroom. Recommended for grades K–12

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