Resources List
IASB Journal, November/December 2023
Advocacy Angle
Resolutions Process Guides IASB Advocacy
By Mary Ellen Buch
IASB’s Advocacy Page
Legal Matters: Resources for Teaching Native American Experience and History
By Maryam Brotine
Education-Specific Resources
Native Knowledge 360º Education Initiative, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Features educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America.
15 Resource for Teaching Native American History and Culture (November 1, 2022), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Native American Education in Schools: Panel Discussion (September 27, 2023), Chicago Public Library
Illinois Early Learning Project, Resource page on teaching and learning about Native Americans
Native American Art Teacher Resources, Hood Museum of Art
National Native American Heritage Month – For Teachers, National Endowment for the Humanities
Illinois Historical Sites
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Services, Webpage discussing native tribes of Southern Illinois
Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, Webpage highlighting and linking to nine Native American sites in Illinois, from Apple River Fort in the northwest to the Kincaid Mounds in the southeast.
Rockford Park District, Webpage discussing Native American heritage sites within the Rockford Park District.
Illinois Museums
Field Museum (Chicago), Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories A new permanent exhibit at the Field Museum, Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories was created with the guidance of an advisory council of 11 Native American scholars and museum professionals, and in partnership with 130 collaborators representing over 105 Tribes. Hear from Native American and Indigenous people telling their own stories through words, music, dance, and art.
Illinois State Museum (Springfield)
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (Evanston), Founded in 1977, one of a handful of museums across the country focusing exclusively on the histories, cultures, traditions, and arts of Indigenous people from the United States and Canada
Champaign Co. History Museum (Champaign)
Hauberg Museum (Rock Island)
Trickster Cultural Center (Schaumburg)
Articles
How will a new Illinois law help with teaching the history of Native Americans in the state? (August 10, 2023) News Bureau, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Why aren’t there any federal Indian reservations in Illinois? (December 10, 2021), WBEZ
American Indians in Chicago struggle to preserve identity, culture and history (August 13, 2012), Chicago Tribune
Native American Studies at Illinois Higher Educational Institutions
Illinois State University, Native American Studies
Northern Illinois University Digital Library
University of Illinois, Native Oral History
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, American Indian Studies Program
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Native American Studies
Books and Book Lists
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation) by David Treuer and adapted by Sheila Keenan
One Book, One Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Scroll down to the We Recommend section for Chicago Public Library curated lists of Native American heritage book recommendations for kids, teens, and more.
Transformative Equity, Now!
By Nakia Hall
IASB’s Educational Equity Page
Ensuring Success for Newcomer Students
By Alaynah Garibay and Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, Latino Policy Forum
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
Illinois English Learner Handbook
Addressing and Avoiding DEI Sticker Shock
By James Harden
Baker, A. S. (2018). Double-check: DEI initiatives for K-12 students see increased effectiveness with student involvement. UWIRE Text, 1-1.
Barnett, R. (2020). Leading with meaning: Why diversity, equity, and inclusion matters in US higher education. Perspectives in Education, 38(2), 20-35.
Darling-Hammond, L. (2013). Diversity, equity, and education in a globalized world. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 49(3), 113-115.
Greene, J. P., & Paul, J. D. (2021). Equity Elementary:" Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Staff in Public Schools. Backgrounder. No. 3666. Heritage Foundation.
Illinois School Board Member Oath of Office
Lawson, T. O., Henderson, T. L., Smith, A. C., & Peterssen, K. (2023). Diversity, Equity, and In-clusion in Career Counseling. An Innovative Approach to Career Counseling: Theory and Practical Application, 65.
Richardson, V. “Woke Trend Seeps into Red States’ Public Schools: ‘Our Education System Is Being Weaponized,’” The Washington Times, May 20, 2021,