Descriptor
| American Indians | 16 |
| Biographies | 16 |
| Role Models | 16 |
| Career Awareness | 10 |
| Cultural Awareness | 10 |
| Learning Activities | 10 |
| Elementary Education | 9 |
| American Indian Studies | 8 |
| Resource Units | 8 |
| Resource Materials | 7 |
| Cultural Education | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Meuer, Raymond E. | 1 |
| Pono, Filomena P., Comp. | 1 |
| Sorensen, Carole G. | 1 |
| Weibel-Orlando, Joan C. | 1 |
| Witt, Shirley Hill | 1 |
| Wood, Theodore E. B. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 9 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 9 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Non-Print Media | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 9 |
| Students | 9 |
| Teachers | 9 |
Location
| Minnesota | 6 |
| South Dakota | 2 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Witt, Shirley Hill – Civil Rights Digest, 1976
Gives a profile of Anna Mae Picton Squash, an Indian woman devoted to the service of the Indian people and Reports on her tragic death. (AM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Females, Government Role
Download full textPono, Filomena P., Comp. – 1976
Eight biographical sketches of some Jicarilla Apache and Spanish American people who live and work in Dulce, New Mexico are given. These sketches contain brief descriptions of the lives of Jose Gabriel Abeyta, Cevero Caramillo, Chon LaBrier, Espeedie Garcia Ruiz, Raleigh Tafoya, Norman Tecube, Hubert Velarde, and Henry "Buster" L.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Art Activities, Biographies, Community Leaders
Sorensen, Carole G. – Winds of Change, 1992
Presents a biographical sketch of Wanda Belgarde, a Native American (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) science teacher and mentor to minority teachers in Clark County School District, Nevada. Discusses her family, athletic and academic experiences in high school, exchange student experience to Norway during college, and multifaceted teaching experiences.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Minority Group Teachers, Role Models
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 2002
This CD-ROM was designed as a resource for K-12 educators who are interested in teaching their students about the accomplishments of Chicano/Latino and Native American scientists. Profiles of 48 Latino and Native American scientists, mathematicians, and engineers have been written at the middle school and high school levels and are searchable in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness, CD ROMs
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1976
This biography for elementary school students highlights the life of Charles Bender (Ojibwe), an American Indian who became a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, and includes his photograph and a map of Minnesota showing his birthplace, Brainard. A teacher's guide following the biography contains background information on…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Athletes, Baseball
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students tells about Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. (Winnebago), an American Indian Army corporal who received a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Korean War. Photographs of Corporal Red Cloud and his gravesite are included. A teaching guide following the bibliography contains information on the Medal of…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Wood, Theodore E. B. – 1974
The portfolio contains 24 portraits with biographical sketches of outstanding contemporary American Indians. Representing several tribes, occupations, and points of view, the subjects are: Henry Adams, Louis W. Ballard, Robert L. Bennett, George Blue Spruce, Jarrett Blythe, Louis R. Bruce, Leon Cook, Ada Deer, Vine Deloria, Jr., James Gladstone,…
Descriptors: Achievement, American Indians, Biographical Inventories, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students of a 19th century American Indian physician and author, Charles Alexander Eastman (Sioux), includes photographs of Dr. Eastman and his wife. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains information on the Sioux Uprising of 1862 and the Wounded Knee Massacre, learning objectives and directions for…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Authors
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students presents an account of an American Indian television reporter, Tom Beaver (Creek), and includes a map of Oklahoma showing the location of Indian tribes. A teacher's guide following the biography contains information about the Creek tribe and the history of television, learning objectives and directions…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Meuer, Raymond E. – 1971
The paper presented biographical sketches of many prominent contemporary model American Indians from the Lower Brule community and identified qualities that make them outstanding members of their community. The study followed these 4 steps: (1) review current literature for historical background; (2) interview tribal members from the Lower Brule…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Autobiographies
Patrick Des Jarlait, Ojibwe Artist. With Teacher's Guide. Native Americans of the Twentieth Century.
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1977
A biography for elementary school students of Patrick Des Jarlait (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains excerpts from the artist's published reminiscences about his childhood, learning objectives and directions for teachers, suggested…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Artists, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Charles Huntington (Ojibwe), an American Indian sculptor, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on sculpture and the Ojibwe people, suggested activities for learning about sculpture and sculptors, learning objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students introduces Rosemary Shingobe Barstow, a Native American Ojibwe language instructor and bilingual education consultant. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains suggested activities and worksheets, objectives, directions for teachers, vocabulary list, resource list, and an evaluation…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Carl Gawboy (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on watercolor painting and the Ojibwe people, learning objectives and study questions, instructions for doing a watercolor painting and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1977
A biography for elementary school students describes Howard Joseph McKee, Jr, an American Indian elder who teaches the Winnebago language and is developing a system for translating it into English. Mr. McKee's photograph and a map of Nebraska reservations are included. A teaching guide following the bibliography contains learning objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2
