Recipes developed by Chef Loretta Barrett Oden (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) for First Americans Museum and Shape Your Future, a program of TSET.

Developed for student use in the OKLA HOMMA exhibition at First Americans Museum. Teachers are encouraged to assign students portions of the workbook to complete during a self-guided tour of the museum. Please note all school field trips must be scheduled prior to arrival at FAMok.org/schools.

This activity is an effective bell-ringer or inquiry starter for students in visual art, social studies, or Native studies courses. A facilitator plays excerpts of the songs listed on each page of the handout. Students are prompted to listen quietly and respond by creating abstract designs that represent each song. Emphasizing abstract designs, such as patterns, shapes or squiggles, prevents learners from drawing stereotyped imagery or becoming anxious that they "cannot draw." The conversation questions at the end of the packet can be discussed as a group or in pairs. The facilitator should point out to the group that all of the artists played in class are Native, even if their music does not "sound" Indigenous. Native peoples continue to express themselves culturally and creatively in diverse ways.