First Americans

"The Falmouth Historical Society and the Falmouth Public Schools have collaborated to write new Falmouth, Massachusetts, standards-based curriculum for students in Grades 3 and 5. While these curriculum units have been written for the teachers in the Falmouth Public Schools in Grades 3 and 5, they are also available to the larger community of educators who might like to supplement lessons they offer to their own students."

Check out the Video - the kids will love this. The famed non-for-profit, living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, dedicated to the indigenous Wampanoag and the colonial English of 17th Century Plimoth Colony, is putting two of its world-renowned interpreters up for auction, for 10 days on eBay this October 2-11! The prize…a Pilgrim and a Wampanoag go anywhere in the United States, in character, for Thanksgiving.

From a link on As the Wetu Turns, this is a great site about the ancient fishweir found in Boston's Back Bay. Students can learn about the way Native people used these fence-like structures to catch herring, salmon and smelt.

The amazing staff at the Wampanoag Indigenous Program at Plimoth Plantation have a 'blog -- As the Wetu Turns. Read the posts, and join in the conversation. Lots to learn, and a great place to ask questions!

iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more, that you can enjoy on your iPod, iPhone, Mac or PC. Explore over 75,000 educational audio and video files from top universities, museums and public media organizations from around the world. With iTunes U, there's no end to what or where you can learn.

Plymouth Plantation's You Are The Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving. Due to the extremely high level of interest in this application during the Thanksgiving season, you may experience slow response and loading times. You can avoid internet traffic slow-downs by downloading the application and playing it from your hard drive.

Wampanoag Indians - History, Culture, and Heritage Boston Children's Museum and Wampanoag Indian Advisors jointly offer this website to help educators present the history of Wampanoag people with accuracy and respect. We recognize that an appropriate understanding of Wampanoag culture, history, and heritage must come from the voices of Wampanoag people. For too long, the history of Native Americans has been either misrepresented or excluded from textbooks, storybooks, and mainstream American history. The resources on this site include in-depth dialogue about critical issues in Wampanoag history, activities, suggested readings, and examples from the Museum's collections.

A "must-read" for anyone wishing to teach Native American culture accurately and respectfully. The great Lakota leader, Tatanka Iotanka-Sitting Bull-said, "Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children."

Craft Project: Turtle Moon Every group of Native Americans has names for the thirteen moons and there are stories to go with each new moon. The names of the moons and the stories that accompany them vary from one group to another, but each is descriptive

From their website: "At Native American Rhymes we have created books that teach Native American history through rhyme in a fun and entertaining way. We know that you will enjoy this new way of looking at Native American heritage. We have also created a we

The PBS Web site. This features a Classroom Resources section, along with an interactive Into the Unknown story, in which "you are leading the expedition."

An excellent site. One outstanding feature is the section on cartography. The lessons and resources will help your students understand not only how to use maps, but also how maps are made. Don't miss some of the interactive features where you can rotate s

This is a highly interactive site with resources and information on the journey. Your students will enjoy exploring this site.

The National Museum of the American Indian honors American Indian Code Talkers. This is a highly interactive, companion website to the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, Native Words, Native Warriors.

Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary

From the website: Native American Facts For Kids was written for young people learning about the Wampanoag tribe for school or home-schooling reports. We encourage students and teachers to visit our main Wampanoag page for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Wampanoag pictures and links we find suitable for all ages.

Weave A Virtual Wampum Belt

WAMPUM HISTORY AND BACKGROUND