This Theme Page is for Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an alternative to Columbus Day on the 2nd Monday of October, suitable for intermediate-level students.
Related Topics: Native Americans 7-9, Columbus Day
Warm-up
Map: Making Indigenous Peoples Day official across the countryhttps://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/14/1892225/-Map-Making-Indigenous-Peoples-Day-official-across-the-country?detail=emaildkreIn 2011, the National Congress of American Indians passed a formal resolution advocating for the second Monday of October to be renamed Indigenous Peoples Day. By Aliyah Chavez (Kewa Pueblo)
Proud To Be (Mascots) – YouTube (2:00)https://youtu.be/mR-tbOxlhvEWatch the #BigGame commercial the NFL would never air. – Native Americans call themselves many things, the one thing they don’t! Find out here
Reconsider Columbus Day – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/9DviNNxaJJkReconsider Columbus Day Presented by Nu Heightz Cinema rethink Columbus day reconsider Christopher Columbus anti-Columbus day (yr 8-9)
Songs
Indigenous Peoples Day Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ynHNQrQT4fcIndigenous Peoples Day Song, sung by Mariana Harvey (Yakama) and Itsa Shash (Mexica/Indeh).
Act 12 – Black Fire – Silence is a Weapon – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ALzdbn3mWuEBlack Fire at The Troubadour Family Reunion
Red Eagle- Song of Survival – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/wVlP0Nr4Ak0Red Eagle performing his song, “Song of Survival”. Directed by Red Eagle in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2013.
Vocabulary
The word Indigenous – explained l CBC Kids News – YouTube (2:26)https://youtu.be/CISeEFTsgDAIndigenous people are the first people to live in a place. In Canada, our Indigenous people belong to a number of different communities or nations.
11 Common English Words from Native American Languages | Mental Flosshttp://mentalfloss.com/article/563419/native-american-names-used-in-english‘Avocado’ doesn’t mean what you might think it means.
Lesson Plans
FREE! – Indigenous Peoples’ Day PowerPoint – Teaching Resource – Twinklhttps://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/us2-h-73-indigenous-peoples-day-powerpointThis PowerPoint explores the history of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and celebrates the rich diversity and history of Native American people.
Impact of Native American Removal | Teacher Resourcehttps://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal#titlePageWhat does it mean to remove a people? This inquiry-based lesson for grades 7–12 explores the scope and effects of American Indian removal.
Reading
What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and why should it replace Columbus Day? – Upworthyhttps://www.upworthy.com/what-is-indigenous-peoples-day-and-why-should-it-replace-columbus-day?c=ufb1
For all they’ve endured, Native Americans should be celebrated (yr 7-8)
| Timehttps://time.com/4923164/indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day/Here’s everything you need to know about Indigenous Peoples Day, how it’s different from Columbus Day and why more cities are celebrating it. – The video doesn’t belong! (yr 7-8)
Why these cities are dropping ‘Columbus Day’ for ‘Indigenous People’s Day’ – ThinkProgresshttps://thinkprogress.org/why-these-cities-are-dropping-columbus-day-for-indigenous-people-s-day-62a1dcfca772/#.niu4nrq7p The Columbus day is always a controversial one, as it glorifies a man who launched a large-scale genocide and European colonization. (yr 7-9)
Why Columbus Day Courts Controversy – HISTORYhttps://www.history.com/news/columbus-day-controversyChristopher Columbus undoubtedly changed the world. But was it for the better? (yr 7-9)
Indigenous Peoples Dayhttp://www.ipdpowwow.org/Millie.htmlMillie Ketcheschawno (1937- 2000), Native American Activist and Film Maker, A Founder of Indigenous Peoples Day. (yr 8-9)
Goodbye, Columbus. Hello, Indigenous Peoples’ Day – HISTORYhttps://www.history.com/news/goodbye-columbus-hello-indigenous-peoples-daySome cities and states are celebrating Indigenous Peoples instead of Columbus. (yr 8-9)
Whose History Matters? Students Can Name Columbus, But Most Have Never Heard of the Taíno People – Zinn Education Projecthttps://www.zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our-history/whose-history-matters-tainoBy Bill Bigelow This erasure of huge swaths of humanity is a fundamental feature of the school curriculum, but also of the broader mainstream political discourse.
| Timehttps://time.com/3495071/indigenous-peoples-day/Back in 1992, then-Mayor of Berkeley Loni Hancock told TIME Magazine that Columbus Day celebrations have been “Eurocentric and [have] ignored the brutal realities of the colonization of indigenous peoples.” (yr 9-B1)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peopleshttps://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdfThe General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as contained in the annex to the present resolution. (yr 9-B1)
Viewing
Forget Columbus Day: Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day – CNN (1:08)https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/09/living/columbus-day-feat/On Columbus Day, some cities and schools are honoring the people he encountered in the New World and their descendents.
What does being Indigenous mean? – YouTube (2:46)https://youtu.be/X-zwP6q1GkMWe asked, and you shared with us your experiences of being Indigenous. Find the stories here
Washington D.C. celebrates Indigenous People starting 2019 (2:39)https://www.fox5dc.com/video/613473The District will celebrate “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” next Monday instead of Columbus Day after the D.C. Council approved emergency legislation to rename the federal holiday. (yr 8-B1)
Native Americans Discuss Why To Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day – YouTube (6:42)https://youtu.be/IWJFZ2oWXFgNative Americans discuss several current issues from the native point of view. (yr 8-B1)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day – The Rewind – YouTube (4:11)https://youtu.be/Xeh4JifZyh8Do you ever wonder how native communities are maintaining their culture and languages in the modern era? That’s where KYUK in Alaska comes in. (yr 9-B1)
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