Indian Education Lesson Resources

OSDE Indian Education

• OSDE Indian Education Web page
• OSDE Social Studies Web page

Indian Education Teacher Materials

• The Four Circles of Learning

State Resources, Collections, and Research Tools

• Oklahoma Digital Prairie (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
• Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection (Western History Collection - University of Oklahoma)
• Native American Manuscripts (Western History Collection - University of Oklahoma)
• American Indian Materials in the Federal Depository Libraries of Oklahoma
• TravelOK.com | Oklahoma’s Indian culture and history
• OETA|PBS Learning Media - Native American Collection

Additional Sources

• American Indian Resource Center - Tulsa City-County Library
• Oklahoma Council of Social Studies
• George Catlin Indian Gallery
• Gilcrease Museum Collection of Native American Art
• National Museum of the American Indian
• The Jacobson House Native Art Center
• Oklahoma Timeline (usgennet.org)
• Life in the Indian Territory, history and pictures (Oklahoma Territorial Museum)
• Library of Congress - Indian Removal Act

Oklahoma Academic Standards for the Social Studies Documents

• Oklahoma Academic Standards
• Oklahoma Academic Standards for the Social Studies, Pre-Kindergarten-12
• Implementation Guide for the Oklahoma Academic Standards for the Social Studies

Oklahoma Indian Tribe Education Websites

For further information the following online resources are available:

• Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  History
• Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
• Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
  History and culture
• Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
  History, culture, language
• Cherokee Nation
  • Official site of the Cherokee Nation; government; culture, history, maps
  • Cherokee; language technology and links
  • Cherokee Language Lesson activities
• Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
  Government and culture
• Chickasaw Nation, The
  • Chickasaw Cultural Center; interactive museum, theater, classes;
  • Chickasaw Interactive website
    History, language w/ audio; educational games & activities; recipes
• Choctaw Nation, The
  • School of Choctaw Language - lessons, vocabulary, galleries
  • Choctaw Code Talkers
  • Choctaw legends
  • Choctaw Nation Cultural Services
  • Choctaw Nation Cinema
  • Chahta Foundation
• Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
  Language, language conversation, dictionary, language for children, language games, stories
• Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
  Constitution, culture
  • Comanche Language - language, sounds and alphabet, history, bands, timeline
  • Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center - exhibitions, collections, videos, gallery, language
• Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
  History and timeline (excellent video)
• Delaware Tribe of Indians
• Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
• Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe of Indians
• Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
• Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
  Grammar, language, Treaty of 1854
• Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
  Cultural history, Artist, Artifacts, Smithsonian Museum
  • Online home of the Kanza Language
• Kialegee Tribal Town
• Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
• Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
  • Kiowa Kids, resources for kids
• Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
  History, culture, frequently asked questions
• Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, The
  History
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The
  History, language; Museum & Cultural Center
  • Muscogee (Creek) Constitution
  • Mvskoke History Powerpoint
• Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
  History, culture, language and activities
• Osage Nation, The
  • Osage Nation Tribal Museum
• Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
  History
• Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
  History, government
• Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  History, tribal government
• Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  History; photo album
• Quapaw Tribe of Indians, The
  Culture, history, language, museum
  • Quapaw; online language lessons
• Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
  • Sauk Language
• Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, The
  Culture, history, language lessons
• Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
  Culture, history
• Shawnee Tribe
  History
• Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
  Town; history
• Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  Government, constitution, history, culture
• United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
  History, language, culture; government, constitution
  • History Activities for children; including Sequoyah and Keetoowah Cherokee Syllabary
• Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie), Oklahoma
  Culture, history, language
• Wyandotte Nation
  Culture, treaties, history, myths, language, photos, maps

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