In 2007, Indian Residential School System (IRS) survivors won a class action settlement worth an?estimated 2 billion dollars from the Canadian Government. The settlement also included the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Despite the public acknowledgement, we posit that there is still a lack of opportunity and the necessary…

As part of a continuing program designed to provide Nevada's school population with information that will facilitate greater awareness and understanding of past and present Native Nevadan lifestyles and contributions, this curriculum guide might constitute a social studies unit for upper elementary and/or junior high schools. This guide deals with…

This compendium of information and ideas is intended as a resource for teachers introducing the study of Oregon history to elementary school children. Brief discussions of 42 topics are followed by suggestions for classroom activities using this information. The topics include the various state symbols, Indian legends, the origin of the state…

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…

Designed for elementary teachers to use with migrant students, this bilingual English/Spanish social studies resource booklet provides an encyclopedia-style overview of Ecuador's history, geography, economy, and culture. Topics include the history of Ecuador's flag and coat of arms, geographic regions, food, Quito (the capital), recent wildlife…

This 1971 supplement to American Diversity included many new materials on minorities which have been published since the original bibliography (ED 054 031). The original format has been used with entries for major ethnic and racial groups listed alphabetically under separate categories: Social Interpretation, History, Biography, Arts (Art, Drama,…

This bibliography has been compiled to assist school personnel in locating resources to implement the Curriculum Regulation adopted by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education in May 1968. This regulation requires that each course of the history of the United States and of Pennsylvania taught in the elementary and secondary schools include the…

This book provides a step-by-step guide to genealogical research in North America for Native Americans. The book also contains information on the history of Native Americans and their relationships with the United States. Chapters include: (1) "Grandmother Spider's Tangled Web"; (2) "Why Trace Your Roots?"; (3)…

Part of the National Women's History Project funded to promote the multi-cultural study of women in history, this unit will help kindergarten students learn about the contributions that women have made to U.S. society. The developers believe that equality cannot be achieved until equality is expected and until the contributions of all women are…

This fourth-grade curriculum guide, designed as part of a K-12 program to strengthen understanding of the American heritage, introduces the formal study of American history through biographies which reveal how various American peoples lived and how together they shaped a distinctively American way of life. The five "key ideas" of the study are…

Part of the National Women's History Project funded to promote the study of women in history, this unit will help second grade students learn about women's contributions to U.S. society. Equity cannot be achieved until equality is expected and until the contributions of all women are understood and accepted as a simple matter of fact. The unit…

Part of the National Women's History Project funded to promote the study of women in history, this unit will help first grade students learn about women's contributions to U.S. society. Equity cannot be achieved until equality is expected and until the contributions of all women are understood and accepted as a simple matter of fact. The unit…