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Welcome Educators and Families!

Would you like to know more about Native American histories and cultures? Do you want to book a school tour or plan a family outing to the museum? Or maybe you are looking for educational materials to use in your classroom. You've come to the right place. Here you will find information on educational activities at the museum as well as resources for teachers and students in the classroom.

What's New

Reading Program for Students and Families!
Hok-noth-da?,” which means “Did you hear?” in the Shawnee language, is a twenty-minute, hands-on reading program. Through the use of interactive teaching methods, Hok-noth-da? helps kids make stronger connections to the themes and characters introduced in books by Native American authors. Suggested for grades K–5.

Hok-noth-da? Listen! I have a story to tell... Ideas for Language Arts Teachers

Native Words, Native Warriors is an interactive educational program about how American Indian code talkers used their Native languages to serve their country and continue the warrior tradition during World Wars I and II.

Native Words, Native Warriors