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. Students will build critical thinking and foundational skills to analyze primary and secondary sources, maps, images, background history, and objects from our collection to answer the question, Native Americans of California during the mission period: How did Native people resist and persist in the face of extreme adversity? This resource is also available for middle and high school students.