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Bring the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian into your classroom
by registering for one of our upcoming distance learning programs.
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
These live and interactive programs led by a museum educator focus on specific topics in Indigenous histories, cultures, and contemporary lives. A variety of programs
are available for Pre-K–12 students.
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October 2021 slots now available!
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN SOUTH AMERICA
Thursday, September 16th, 2021, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
How do you make environmental development more just and equitable? Join the museum’s cultural interpreters in a conversation with young Indigenous activists from South
America who are combating overexploitation of natural resources and developing more sustainable solutions.
This program is part of the Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future series, which features young Native activists and changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere
who are working towards equity and social justice for Indigenous peoples.
This conversation will take place in Spanish. Simultaneous English interpretation and closed captioning in Spanish and English will be available.
2021 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY CURRICULUM TEACH-IN
Indigenous Land: Rights, Relationships, and Responsibilities
Saturday, September 25, 2021, 12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (ET)
Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change for a day of online conversation, curriculum highlights, and ideas exchange.
Teaching for Change, NMAI education experts, and K–12 teachers will share curriculum, the NMAI’s Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) Essential Understandings, and strategies for teaching about Indigenous
peoples’ histories and their experiences around land justice today. The keynote speaker will discuss Indigenous land rights and environmental knowledge. Workshops will feature classroom resources from the NK360° online education portal and the Zinn Education
Project’s Teach Climate Justice Campaign | Zinn Education Project.
Spotlight: Keynote Speaker
What does it mean to think beyond nature? How would our approach to the climate crisis shift if we were to view Earth as a living relative with protections under the
law? Dr.
Kelsey Leonard (Shinnecock) will explore the emerging field of Earth law, explain its connection to Indigenous law, and chart a path forward for our shared sustainable future.
Dr. Kelsey Leonard is a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, and enrolled citizen of the Shinnecock Nation. She safeguards the environmental interests of
Indigenous nations and builds Indigenous science and knowledge into new solutions for sustainable water and ocean governance. Dr. Leonard is an assistant professor in the School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability and the Canada Research Chair in
Indigenous Waters, Climate, and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. She also represents the Shinnecock Nation on the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean, which is charged with protecting America’s ocean ecosystems and coastlines.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY: BLACK-INDIGENOUS YOUTH ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE
Monday, October 11th, 2021, 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Available on demand afterwards
How are Black-Indigenous youth working to advance social justice? This Indigenous Peoples’ Day program highlights youth of blended Black and Native heritage who use art, activism, and policy to
advance Black and Indigenous solidarity and affect positive change in their communities.
This program is part of the Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future series, which features young Native activists and changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are working towards
equity and social justice for Indigenous peoples.
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