Students compare policies toward Native Americans that were pursued by President Jackson as well as evaluate the impact of assimilation, removal, and resettlement on Native Americans

Seventh graders explore the religion of Hinduism.  In this Religion instructional activity, 7th graders illustrate how people from one country adapt to a new country.  Students predict the future status of Hinduism in the...

Eleventh graders research the meaning of diversity and human rights in various countries.  In this Social Studies lesson, 11th graders reflect on the aspects that can negatively affect First Nations people, then select a country...

Pupils read and analyze a play that examines a cultural defense case. They analyze case studies, formulate an argument, write about the Japanese Festival of the Dead, and answer discussion questions about the play.

Students are introduced to new vocabulary words associated with tribes and relocation. As a class, they listen to their teacher read an excerpt on tribal termination and urbanization. To end the lesson, they identify how this act...

Students list the main events in historical sequence of tribal termination and urbanization. They identify a present-day American Indian experience or phenomenon as a result of termination and urbanization and refer to 'Navajo...

This is a commercial site for Azizah, a magazine by and for Muslim women in North America. Site contains some news headlines, but you must subscribe in order to see magazine articles. Articles cover such timely topics as women's roles in...

Help your mainstream students become active participants in the acculturation of the newly arrived ESL students in your class. Mainstream students will become more open and sensitive to the ESL students.

Essay discussing immigration and acculturation of American Jews through the Nineteenth Century. Includes questions for guiding student discussion, historian debate and links to online resources.

Fostered by the Mongol invasions of the mid-thirteenth century, and inculcated with a new taste, especially for Chinese designs and motifs, a new style of art was disseminated throughout Islamic lands. This was a time of brilliant...

The Jewish Museum presents a virtual array of artwork focused on Jewish immigration to the United States. Classroom activities are provided in conjection with art pieces.

Provides links to resources regarding refugee cultural orientation into the United States. Guidebooks, culture profiles, resettlement programs, refugee FAQs, and more.

Comprehensive information about the Choctaw. Covers their history before and after the Europeans arrived, their forced removal from their lands, their establishment of a sovereign nation, their language, culture, traditions, economy, etc.

A well-written, lengthy article on the history and culture of the Creek people. Covers most topics one could think of. Includes short profiles of prominent Creek people.

Why can't so many of us shake feelings that our ideas and skills aren't worthy of others' attention? Elizabeth Cox describes the psychology behind the imposter syndrome, and what you can do to combat it.

We frequently overestimate our own abilities. David Dunning describes this Dunning-Kruger effect.

Lesson focuses on students recognizing strengths in themselves and others as well as learning to write in verse.

An outstanding site for anyone who wants to know about Haitian immigrant issues.

Inca, Spanish, and Christian traditions come together in this 17th-century painting of a religious procession in Cuzco. "Parish of San Sebastian" is part of a series of eighteen canvases. View pictures and read descriptions of this...

Ethnomed provides information regarding cultural beliefs and medical issues of refugees and immigrants. It gives specific details around cultural elements that impact selected cultural groups, and this can help teachers improve cultural...