Native American Studies Model Curriculum TK-5 Lesson Deep Dive 10/22 by Maggie Peters https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e Thank your for joining the NASMC Professional Development Community. Your participation and feedback is valued. Use this padlet to share resources, ask questions, and engage with educators, community/families, Native/Tribal participants, and NASMC development partners. en-us 2025-10-22 18:30:16 UTC 2025-11-29 01:35:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646132059 More often than most, I see costumes that look like a Mexican Mariachi member, or simply a sombrero and a poncho.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646132059 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646133498 I like having conversations about what is appropriate to dress up as, that cultures are not costumes, that usually costumes should be a made-up character (like superheroes, movies, scary creatures...) or something not connected to who someone is.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646133498 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646140552 Latin cultures, Asian cultures, and Indigenous cultures. There is never any specification because the people who tend to wear these costumes also lump all people of a culture together.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646140552 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646140655 I've seen "gypsy" costumes which is an outdated term for the Romani peoples.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646140655 Cristapher Torres https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141077 Native American warriors or sexualized Native “princesses”

]]> 2025-10-22 23:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141077 Geishas and gypsys https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141104 2025-10-22 23:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141104 bduerr4 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141193 I have also seen people talk about pilgrims and natives during thanks giving with false information. How can we support while teaching the true history?


]]> 2025-10-22 23:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141193 amcquarry https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141242 Costumes that are of indigenous people


]]> 2025-10-22 23:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141242 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141662 Mexican, Native American, and Asian cultures are most appropriated during Halloween

]]> 2025-10-22 23:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646141662 Cristapher Torres https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646143685 I have lessons on cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646143685 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646145398 If someone might be offended, it's immediately a no go. Anyone's culture then should be off the table. I would also ask students who want to dress as another culture to do some sort of research or googling before doing so, so that they can learn why someone might be offended and the history behind such costumes.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646145398 Sara, 3rd Grade https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646149045 Klamath and Smith Rivers, Pacific Ocean, Lake Earl. Native Lands of the Tolowa and Yurok peoples.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646149045 Roxana Stengl 4th Grade Teacher https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646149286 Wigi and Jaroujiji


]]> 2025-10-22 23:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646149286 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150272 Betsy Wilde 3rd/4th grade teacher in Burnt Ranch on the banks of the beautiful Trinity River


]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150272 Debbie Bickford https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150597 Title VI Liaison, Karuk Tribe, Klamath River

]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150597 Violet https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150940 3rd grade teacher

Baduwa't

Wiyot land


]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150940 Gena Pantoja, 5th grade Teacher https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150992 Feather River

]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646150992 Victoria Villegas https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151030 5th Grade Teacher

Eel River

Wiyot People

]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151030 Crystal Brunelle - TK-6 Teacher Librarian https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151398 I'm in Davis, CA on the ancestral lands of the Wintun. The closest local body of water is Putah Creek and also in our county is Cache Creek.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151398 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151429 Anastasia Borissenko

Sub for now; prior 5th grade teacher + middle school teacher

Closest body of water: Van Duzen River

]]> 2025-10-22 23:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151429 Katherine Smith-Caggiano https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151726 I teach 5th grade in Arcata on Wiyot land. Mad River, Humboldt Bay, and Pacific Ocean

]]> 2025-10-22 23:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151726 Nanette 3rd Grade https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151894 Smith River, Pacific Ocean, Winchuck River, Chetco River, Rogue River

Native Tribes: Tolowa and Yurok

]]> 2025-10-22 23:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646151894 Yasmine, Youth Support Advocate 1st-12th https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152091 American River

Miwok, Nisenan, and Maidu

]]> 2025-10-22 23:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152091 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152377 Marjorie Bertsch, 4th Grade Teacher, Native land of Wiyot, Pacific Ocean, Humboldt (Wigi) Bay, Mad river


]]> 2025-10-22 23:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152377 Andrea, 5th grade https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152638 Ohlone lands

Temescal creek, bay


]]> 2025-10-22 23:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646152638 Rebekah Davis rdavis237 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153351 Pacific Ocean

]]> 2025-10-22 23:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153351 Human Impact https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153604 Dams, logging, and overfishing have had the greatest impact on our local watershed and ecosystems in Humboldt

]]> 2025-10-22 23:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153604 Julie, 5th Grade https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153624 Yuba river

]]> 2025-10-22 23:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153624 Dams https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153669 Dams along the Klamath River caused a lot of issues with local fish, particularly the salmon that spawn here. The water became so bad that there was a bacteria growing called "ich." Since removal, the fish are coming back and the water is cleaning up again.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153669 Mackenzie Medearis https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153802 4th Grade teacher; Water Bodies: Pacific! Eel, Mad Rivers; Local Tribes: Wiyot, Yurok, Hupa.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646153802 Dam on the Yuba River https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154111 2025-10-22 23:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154111 Crystal https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154214 One thing I know about is the Monticello Dam that was put in and created Lake Berryessa has changed the waterways not too far from us.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154214 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154780 Logging and dams have been the biggest impact in this area, as well as overfishing and diversion.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646154780 Marjorie Bertsch https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646156094 Mexican and Native American are cultures that are most often appropriated during Halloween.

]]> 2025-10-22 23:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646156094 Marjorie Bertsch https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646157992 By having conversations with students prior to Halloween on what costume would not be appropriate to wear for Halloween.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646157992 Marjorie Bertsch https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646163999 Dams along our rivers especially the Klamath river. Recently, the Klamath has had some of the dams removed because of the hard work of the Yurok tribe. Also, clear cutting of our redwood trees.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646163999 amcquarry https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646187229 Intentional teaching moments - incorporating indigenous curriculum in schools to promote cultural awareness.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646187229 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646190893 I see a catrina every year at school

]]> 2025-10-23 00:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646190893 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646196967 It needs to be something that is directly spoken to the students , letters home to parents. I believe at our school the Principal sends out an informational letter each year ahead of time to explain why this is something that families need to talk about and understand.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646196967 amcquarry https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646198933 Connect the lesson to real-world experiences such as growing foods in gardens and harvesting.


]]> 2025-10-23 00:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646198933 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646202345 Ask your families about their experiences, if they are food gatherers or hunters, and whether they can come in. Or can share some materials, resources, or fieldtrip locations you can build on.


]]> 2025-10-23 00:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646202345 Yurok Language Resources https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646202632 Our website has lots of ideas about how to include language in the classroom. I encourage finding out what Peoples' land your classroom is on and seeking our their language teachers/resources (if they have them). It also opens up a bigger discussion: If there are no language resources for the Tribes in your area, why is that?

]]> 2025-10-23 00:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646202632 Cristapher Torres https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646203508 Teaching about acorns and other Indigenous foods through storytelling, mathematics and hands on activities such as those featured in this lesson.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646203508 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646204641 It makes a new 'normal' for them by use. Humans know their own normal, but there is a world of normals out there.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646204641 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646205641 Fits very well with "Ag-Bites"... Because I teach in a different area it is helpful for us to compare how the acorns from our area are the same and different.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646205641 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646208282 Working with students that have multiple languages in their world, adding one more language has been increasing not only awareness, but empathy

]]> 2025-10-23 00:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646208282 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646209855 I loved being able to hear the language in different voices. In popular media, we might hear Spanish, French, Italian, maybe Russian or Mandarin but the languages of our actual neighbors are not seen. Hearing the language from the people who work with acorns in actual life gives weight to those words as "legitimate", makes it feel like a modern language that deserves respect.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646209855 Ag Bites https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646211217 2025-10-23 00:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646211217 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646212697 Integrating Indigenous languages may help humanize other cultures because it's a different experience to learn about other cultures versus being exposed to other cultures. Plus cultural exposure may help create a more interactive teaching approach rather than discussing the culture.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646212697 Cristapher Torres https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646234276 Languages hold worldviews and cultural values so they’re learning much more than just words.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646234276 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646250941 The variety of resources in the lesson was amazing

]]> 2025-10-23 00:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646250941 Resources https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646253345 There are so many resources. Thanks for providing the variety of ways for students to see the information and experience the content in different ways.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646253345 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646262431 Dams, illegal cannabis grows


]]> 2025-10-23 00:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646262431 Carol Finau https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646263977 I work in Marysville, and our students visit the Yuba River area, and we learn about the Nisenan Native Americans and the impact on environment and salmon in that area. I am wondering if you have any lessons for that area.

]]> 2025-10-23 00:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3646263977 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3647957759 I still see a lot of Reggae, dreadlocks, afros and Native costumes.

]]> 2025-10-23 19:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3647957759 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3647990210 We talk about the difference between Regalia and Costumes. I have never had a conversation about cultural appropriation and respectful choices for Halloween. Our school focuses on school appropriate non-scary costumes without accessories. I think this year I will.

]]> 2025-10-23 19:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3647990210 Crescent City https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648076130 Crescent City sits on Tolowa and Yurok land. We are part of the Elk Creek Watershed and the Smith River. We are part of the Klamath and Smith Rivers and the Pacific Ocean.

]]> 2025-10-23 21:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648076130 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648076854 Crescent City has been impacted by dams, logging, and fishing which has had negative affects on our watershed.

]]> 2025-10-23 21:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648076854 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648081127 Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this session live. I was however able to follow along using the slides and videos. I have a much better understanding on how to access the resources and what is available. I am grateful I had this opportunity to explore the curriculum! I can't wait to start sharing these lessons with my 4th graders!

]]> 2025-10-23 22:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3648081127 https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702814700 I think having explicit conversations with students about what cultural appropriation is and its impact on various people groups.

]]> 2025-11-29 01:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702814700 Katie Piner https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702815972 Katie Piner - 4th grade in Arcata

Eel River, Mad river, Humboldt Bay and Pacific Ocean.

On Wiyot Lands!

]]> 2025-11-29 01:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702815972 Katie Piner https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702816764 The Klamath River has been dammed and un-dammed, and people are still working to help Salmon return in larger numbers to our local rivers!

]]> 2025-11-29 01:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/NASMC/v98e8f998b058f0e/wish/3702816764