Native American Heritage Month
Resources for Teaching STEM Students
When is it?
The month of November
What is it?
What is Native American Heritage month?
STEM Role Models:
- 18 Native Americans STEM Role models you should learn more about.
- 7 Indigenous Pioneers You Need to Know-These doctors, scientists, and activists have all paved an inspiring path
- Recognizing the impact of indigenous scientists
Videos:
- Learn about Colonialism and Indigenous Sovereignty, presented by Lummi Nation and featuring Faithkeeper Oren Lyons, Part 1 and Part 2
- We are Indigenous, We are Scientists
- United States Courts shares information along with a video to call attention to the culture, traditions, and achievements of the nation’s original inhabitants and of their descendants.
Podcasts:
- Explore Native American relationships— relationships to land, to creatural relatives, and to one another in the All My Relations podcast.
- Correcting History: Native Americans Tell Their Own Stories (Ep. 55)-How scholars helped a Chicago museum rethink its representation of Indigenous peoples
Books/Articles:
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Under-represented and underserved: Why minority role models matter in STEM
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The staff members of First Nations Development Institute have compiled a list of what they consider to be essential reading for anyone interested in the Native American experience.
Journals:
- Building a STEM Pathway for Native Students
- Journal of Native Sciences-This open access online journal gives preference to publishing high impact articles written by Native and Indigenous Peoples.
- Journal of Indigenous Research- Full Circle: Returning Research to the People
Scholarships:
- American Indian Science & Engineering Society Scholarships
- Scholarship.com provides an extensive list of scholarship options
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Native American Scholarships- Do You Qualify for Tribal Funds?
Career:
- Career Hub at American Indian Science & Engineering Society
- Aspiring Native scientists find support and inspiration in national STEM organization
Leadership & Resources:
- AISES, American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- SACNAS, Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science
- NIEA, National Indian Education Association
- NIEA Virtual Resources for Schools, Teachers, Parents and Students for Native American Heritage Month
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