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Applications open March 10th for Fall Multi Day Seminars!

Teaching American History

Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, NY. The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. Anthony & Reform at Susan B.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

During the Apollo program he held several important management and leadership positions, including the lead Retrofire Officer on the Apollo 13 mission. Herrington honored his heritage by carrying six eagle feathers, a braid of sweet grass, two arrowheads, and the Chickasaw Nation’s flag into space.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024 Event Highlights

Zinn Education Project

The Teach Truth pop-up with banned books will remain on display in the library/museum. A Lakota woman was very excited to learn about the book Fry Bread and about our collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Hosted on June 7 by the West Side Community Hub, Inc. There were over 100 participants.

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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Worse, this lack of recognition is reflected in national policy, racial inequities in compensation, and the discounting of black leadership.

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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Worse, this lack of recognition is reflected in national policy, racial inequities in compensation, and the discounting of black leadership.

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