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Native Life and Food: Food Is More Than Just What We Eat

NK360° Helpful Handouts: Guidance on Common Questions provide a brief introduction to teachers about important topics regarding Native American life, cultures, and communities. Native Life and Food: Food Is More Than Just What We Eat explores Indigenous relationships with food. Use this guide to discuss the continuing legacies of sustainable Native food practices. Culturally sensitive activities and resources related to Indigenous foods are provided.

Resource Information

grades   K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
featured nations
Quechua, Muckleshoot
subjects
Environmental Science, Social Studies, STEM, History