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The Importance of Including Native and Indigenous Literature in AP English

Dr. Brandon Abdon

In AP English Literature classrooms, it is essential to recognize that everyone’s literature matters. The canon of literature has historically been...

AP® English Native American Heritage Month

Michael M. Guevara

In recent months I learned, along with others around the world, of the horrific stories of the mass unmarked grave sites of Indigenous, or...

Literature ELA Native American Heritage Month Downloadable Resources

Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

Jennifer Epping

The way authors structure their books is sometimes jaw-dropping. So impressive that by the end you hug it tight, knowing it taught you something, or...

Literature ELA Native American Heritage Month

Michael M. Guevara

Like most kids ushered though elementary school in the days when the Charlie Brown holiday specials aired on television once a year and if you missed...

Literature ELA Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

Jennifer Epping

Many lessons ran through my mind while reading There There by Tommy Orange. We could talk about the parallel plot text structure; we could talk about...

Literature ELA Native American Heritage Month

Michael M. Guevara

Not long ago, with work piling up, to-do things needing to be done, and the fate of the free world basically depending on what I did next, I chose...

Literature ELA Native American Heritage Month

The Importance of Including Native and Indigenous Literature in AP English

Dr. Brandon Abdon

In AP English Literature classrooms, it is essential to recognize that everyone’s literature matters. The canon of literature has historically been dominated by Western texts, leaving Native and Indigenous voices underrepresented. The inclusion of Indigenous authors is not only a matter of...

Text: Download Lesson; Image: The Marrow Thieves book cover

Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone

Michael M. Guevara

In recent months I learned, along with others around the world, of the horrific stories of the mass unmarked grave sites of Indigenous, or Aboriginal, residents of Canada’s Indian residential school system. Wrenching stories of Indigenous students digging graves for classmates, children...

Text: Download Lesson; Image: The Removed book cover

Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

Jennifer Epping

The way authors structure their books is sometimes jaw-dropping. So impressive that by the end you hug it tight, knowing it taught you something, or touched your life in some way. The Removed by Brandon Hobson is one of those books.

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Myth with a Side of Mashed Potatoes

Michael M. Guevara

Like most kids ushered though elementary school in the days when the Charlie Brown holiday specials aired on television once a year and if you missed them, you just had to wait until next year, I learned the myth of Thanksgiving like it was the gospel truth.

Text: Download Lesson; Image: There There by Tommy Orange book cover

Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

Jennifer Epping

Many lessons ran through my mind while reading There There by Tommy Orange. We could talk about the parallel plot text structure; we could talk about the characterization of Native Americans; we could talk about mental health and addiction. So really, however you use this book with your students,...

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Native American Heritage Month: Stereotypes Still Unbroken

Michael M. Guevara

Not long ago, with work piling up, to-do things needing to be done, and the fate of the free world basically depending on what I did next, I chose what any responsible adult does in these situations: I continued scrolling through TikTok for several hours more.

Native American Heritage Month

A community-driven blog providing resources for educators, by educators.

Native American Heritage Month

The Importance of Including Native and Indigenous Literature in AP English

Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone

Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

Myth with a Side of Mashed Potatoes

Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

Native American Heritage Month: Stereotypes Still Unbroken

The Importance of Including Native and Indigenous Literature in AP English

Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone

Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

Myth with a Side of Mashed Potatoes

Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

Native American Heritage Month: Stereotypes Still Unbroken

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