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Direct linkBickford, John H. – Social Studies, 2021
First graders engaged in an extended historical inquiry. Close readings of secondary and primary sources evoked rich class discussion. Scaffolding directed students' scrutiny of secondary sources for historical gaps; they ably detected source and intent within the primary sources. Students articulated newly constructed understandings through…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, History Instruction
Portman, Tarrell A. A.; Garrett, Michael T. – International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, 2006
Indigenous healing practices among Native Americans have been documented in the United States since colonisation. Cultural encapsulation has deterred the acknowledgement of Native American medicinal practices as a precursor to folk medicine and many herbal remedies, which have greatly influenced modern medicine. Understanding Native American…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Medicine, Cultural Context, American Indians
Peck, David R. – 1992
This volume is a serious effort to provide a guide to the range of creative and scholarly work in the four major American ethnic literatures. The burst in creative energy among Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans has made it difficult for teachers to keep up with the primary literature, let alone the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Authors, Blacks
Cowan, William, Ed. – 1978
This volume contains 22 conference papers concerned with Algonquian languages and culture: (1) "Cheyenne Vowel Devoicing," by W. Leman and R. Rhodes; (2) "An Analysis of Upper Delawaren Land Sales in Northern New Jersey, 1630-1758," by R.S. Grumet; (3) "Ethnology in the Works of Rowland E. Robinson," by G.M. Day; (4)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Anthropological Linguistics
Dykeman, Wilma; Stokely, Jim – 1978
More than 6,600 separate tracts of land, purchased by the citizens of Tennessee and North Carolina and given to the people of the United States in 1934, comprise the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The history of the Great Smokies is, therefore, a story of people and their home. This volume presents historical vignettes of the groups who…
Descriptors: American Indians, Change, Chronicles, Cultural Background
Choncoff, Mary, Comp. – 1978
The bibliography of approximately 550 entries is a sample of those available on Arizona for elementary school students. Topics include Arizona history and culture, Mexican lore, and information about Navajo Indians. Although some of the titles are too difficult for the reading level of elementary school students, they are included because no other…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Bibliographies
Capaldi, Gina – 1997
This book offers opportunities for children to discover how the ideals, beliefs, and geographic surroundings of the various Native American tribes shaped their everyday customs. The hands-on individual and group projects are intended to inspire a historical understanding of each tribe. Each chapter provides background information on each group of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Literature, American Indians
Download full textKaiser-Cook, Kay, Comp. – Social Education, 1983
Each April issue of the Journal "Social Education" contains an annotated bibliography of notable children's trade books in the field of social studies, evaluated and selected by the Book Review Subcommittee of the National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council Joint Committee. This compilation represents a five-year…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Art Education, Biographies
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1985
This document contains three issues of a journal for elementary and secondary teachers which provide materials and teaching ideas for integrating folk music appreciation into social studies, literature, and humanities courses. The first issue focuses on songs of the West. It includes 10 songs on the pioneers, the Indians, and the frontier. Also…
Descriptors: American Indians, Animals, Bibliographies, Discographies
Coe, Linda C., Comp. – 1977
The guide describes fifty-four diverse federal programs and activities which are potential sources of financial and other assistance to those interested in various aspects of folklife. Potential users are folk artists; folklorists; researchers in linguistics, anthropology, and ethnology; members of ethnic or regional groups involved in presenting…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Culture, American Indians, Anthropology
Josephy, Alvin M., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1961
The histories and anthropological origins of American Indian groups are presented via pictorial and narrative descriptions. Historical and cultural contributions of American Indians to present conditions in the Americas are detailed, concentrating primarily on those tribes affecting the history of the United States. (DK)
Descriptors: American History, American Indians, Ancient History, Art Expression
Wilson, Martha, Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
This list is based on the Minnesota school library list, Books for High Schools, 1913-14. The number of titles has been materially increased to include the suggestions of many high-school teachers, specialists in the Bureau of Education, high-school librarians, public librarians, and commission workers. The effort has been to provide a thoroughly…
Descriptors: School Libraries, High Schools, Educational Finance, Psychology
