First Americans 101 · Online Educator Resource

Title: First Americans 101
Creator: First Americans Museum
Resource Type: Unit
Education Level: Grades 9–12
Topic Areas: Native American Studies
Description: This week-long unit was developed in 2024 by educators Paul Duffy-Smith and Theresa Mosier (Cherokee Nation) for a partnership with Davis Public Schools and Chickasaw Nation.
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Date Modified: October 8, 2025

Media: Day 1: What Does it Mean to be Native?; Day 2: How Have Native Peoples Demonstrated Resilience?; Day 3: Why Are There 39 Tribes in Oklahoma Today?; Day 4: How Do Cultures Change, and How Do They Stay the Same?; Day 5: How Do I Engage with People of Other Cultures?; Day 2 Activity: Sentence Frames and Questions; Day 2 Presentation: What Does it Mean to Be Native?; Day 3 Activity: What Was Lost, and What Was Kept?