I will teach about the Native peoples in each region of North America. We will be learning about the Native nations both past and present, this isn't just history! I will start with a class session on our origins and cultural creation stories (taught from a secular perspective) and then teach through the regions.
Before taking this course, please take my class  "Who Are Native Americans" as an introduction to Native peoples. I will use a combination of Power Point, video and lecture in class. 

I will be loosely teaching from the book A Kids Guide to Native American History by Yvonne Wakim Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelder for part of the class. It is not required to own this book at home, but I highly recommend it as there are over 50 culturally appropriate crafts, activities, and recipes in the book that you can do at home. I will also be using some of my own materials that I have written. 

This class is taught by a Native person and from a Native perspective. This is a lecture style class. It will be used as a prerequisite for my upcoming Native Studies class.  

Week:
1 - Origins and Mesoamerica 
2 - Northeast 
3 - Southeast 
4 - Midwest/Great Lakes
5 - Plains
6 - Great Basin and Plateau 
7 - Southwest 
8 - Pacific States
9 - Arctic and Subarctic