Curated OER
The American Indian Boarding School Experience: Then and Now
Students examine cultural assimilation. In this Native American history lesson, students read and analyze "The Spirit Survives: The American Indian Boarding School Experience: Then and Now." Students identify how American Indian Boarding...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Native American Citizenship
After invading the land long lived on by the Native Americans, the United States government only gave them the right to citizenship in 1924 as detailed here.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Junior, a Native American boy growing up on the Spokane reservation in Washington, decides to attend Reardan -- an all-white school that's located 20 miles away from home. It includes selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-10) to pair...