Video Lessons for Native American Heritage Month
Use this collection of social studies Edpuzzle Original video lessons to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November and all year round.
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Despite a painful history marked by unjust Federal policies of assimilation and termination, American Indian and Alaska Native peoples have persevered. During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the countless contributions of Native peoples past and present, honor the influence they have had on the advancement of our Nation, and recommit ourselves to upholding trust and treaty responsibilities, strengthening Tribal sovereignty, and advancing Tribal self-determination.
-President Joe Biden in a Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2021
In this collection of video lessons by Edpuzzle Originals, your students will explore Native American history and celebrate their culture and heritage.
Video Lessons on Native American History and Culture
Video Lesson: Native American Heritage Month
If you’re looking for a way to introduce Native American Heritage Month to your students and school, this is a great place to start!
This video lesson recognizes the important contributions made by Native Americans to U.S. history, culture, and society.
Video length: 7 mins.
Video Lesson: Native American Civil Rights Movement
In this video lesson, students will trace the efforts, setbacks, and accomplishments of Native American civil rights activists throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Video length: 8 mins. 6 secs.
Video Lesson: Native Americans and European Settlements
Explore the interaction of the Mohawk, Powhatans, and Timucua tribes with the arrival of European settlers in the 1500s and 1600s in this interactive video lesson.
Video length: 7 mins. 52 secs.
Video Lessons on Native American Figures
Video Lesson: Chief Tecumseh
Who was Chief Tecumseh? Your students will find out in this video lesson and learn more about Native American resistance to white settlement in the Indiana Territory.
Video length: 7 mins. 31 secs.
Video Lesson: Pocahontas
Help students distinguish fact from fiction in the legend of Pocahontas. In this Edpuzzle Original video lesson, they’ll examine the interactions between colonists and Native Americans.
Video length: 6 mins. 58 secs.
Video Lesson: Sacagawea
In this lesson, students will discover the importance of Sacagawea by learning about her life and her role in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Video length: 5 mins. 39 secs.
Video Lesson: Charles Curtis: First Native American Vice President
Do your students know who the first U.S. Vice President of Native American descent was? In this video lesson, they’ll find out and learn more about the life of Charles Curtis.
Video length: 9 mins. 10 secs.
Video Lessons on Indigenous Groups
Video Lesson: Indigenous Peoples of North America
In 1491, the Americas were made up of hundreds of nations, now called tribes, which were independent political entities that developed their own languages, practices, and customs.
In this interactive video lesson, explore some of these Native American tribes who inhabited multiple types of communities and civilizations in Pre-Columbian America.
Video length: 8 mins. 4 secs.
Video Lesson: The Chumash People
In this lesson, students will explore the history and culture of the Chumash People of California.
Video length: 7 mins. 46 secs.
Video Lesson: Californios
In this lesson, students will explore the history, culture, and legacy of the Californios.
Video length: 8 mins. 30 secs.
So this November, share your video lesson plans for Native American Heritage Month with the Edpuzzle teaching community on Twitter, and get some inspiration from your fellow educators.