November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States, first set aside in 1990. It is a time to learn about the many Native nations, each with its own history, leaders and language, and about Native people's lives today.
Six pages for November. Pages 1 to 4 each have a short text and four questions. Page 1 is about the month itself and the more than 570 tribal nations the United States recognizes. Page 2 tells of the Haudenosaunee, six nations joined under the Great Law of Peace. Page 3 tells how Sequoyah made a way to write the Cherokee language in 1821, and page 4 how Navajo Marines made a code from their language in World War II. Page 5 matches words to their meanings, and page 6 is a page to research a Native nation and write what you learn.
Read the texts together and point out that each nation is its own people, with its own name for itself. For page 6, give children books and websites by the nation itself where you can, such as a tribal nation's own website or a tribal museum.
Read a page together and look up the Native nations whose lands are near where you live today.
Short texts about Native nations, past and present, for Native American Heritage Month in November. Children read about the Haudenosaunee, Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary and the Navajo Code Talkers, answer questions, learn the words and research a nation of their own.
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