A Time of Resistance: California Indians During the Mission Period, 1769-1848The only curriculum unit that tells the ways in which the Native peoples here resisted and survived Spanish colonialism, this is essential for fourth-grade teachers teaching about “California Indians.” |
Being a Responsible Person, Grades 3-6This curriculum helps students understand what it means to be a responsible person, based on the cultural values of the Hupa Tribe. |
Being a Responsible Person, Grades 7-10This curriculum helps students understand what it means to be a responsible person, based on the cultural values of the Hupa Tribe. |
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge: Our StoryThe telling of this story led to reconnections of Native California families with their relatives in Hawai’i. |
Gold, Greed & GenocideTold mostly from the perspective of California Indian people whose lives have been and continue to be impacted by the California Gold Rush. |
How Panther Got Tear MarksThis story, told in Karuk and English relays important messages to children as it reveals why Panther has tear marks. |
Indian CartographyIn this first book of poems given by Deborah Miranda, there is sadness, stone-cold fury, and even joy. |
Indians of Northwest California History/Social Science- and Literature-Based Curriculum UnitsThese 12 curriculum units include subjects such as tribal law, education, technology, housing, and traditional foods. |
Itch Like CrazyRose’s poems are songs of conquest and genocide and survival. |
Karuk Basketmakers: A Way of LifeDescribes the methods and materials used in basketmaking. Tripp tells the story in both Karuk and English |
Northwest Indigenous Gold Rush History: The Indian Survivors of California’s HolocaustFrom an Indian perspective, the "Gold Rush" was a time of invasion, famine, murder, massacre. |
Points of View vs. Historical Bias: Recognizing Bias in Texts about Native AmericansThis excellent integrated thematic unit allows students to analyze textbook material, change the identified bias, and change how they learn history. |
Pomo Basketweavers: A Tribute to Three EldersAn in-depth introduction to the history, culture and basketweaving traditions of Pomo women. |