Indian Education Lesson Resources
Lesson resources include information, data and research tools to help educators create lesson plans of their own. Feel free to use the following approved resources.
OSDE Indian Education
Indian Education Teacher Materials
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 - 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
- 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 - Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
- 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 - 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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Last Modified on
Jan 23, 2025