The museum's 7th annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Curriculum Teach-In, in partnership with Teaching for Change, features a keynote address by Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland. He will highlight the connections between research conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on American Indian boarding schools and efforts to support language and cultural revitalization. What does education sovereignty for Indigenous peoples look like in a modern context and how can teachers become allies in their classrooms by imparting lessons, inspiration, and empowerment?

Teachers select two workshop breakout sessions that include relevant and resource-rich training experiences to support effective use of NMAI-DC exhibitions, American Indian-focused classroom lessons, and resources from Teaching for Change and NMAI. The goal of the Teach-In is to support awareness of the museum's Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) national education initiative and its classroom lessons to promote improved teaching about American Indian communities. Teachers play a crucial role in advancing the museum's work to transform popular understandings of Native history, cultures, and contemporary lives.

Teaching for Change and NMAI museum educators will share key concepts from NMAI's Essential Understandings Framework, children's literature from Social Justice Books, and classroom materials from NMAI's Native Knowledge 360° education initiative. Recommended for grades 4–12. 

See the registration page for the full schedule. 

*Please note that the teach-in is on the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, which honors boarding school survivors. Participants are encouraged to wear orange in solidarity with survivors.