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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Métis Dancer
Métis dancer Jeanette Kotowich from the Cree Metis nation during a performance from the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver.
![A woman in a blue dress with a colorful waist-sash is dancing for a group of children.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/MetisDancer_FH24265.jpg?h=33252b2e&itok=ON1y5HiC)
Refugiados Rohinyá llegan en Embarcaciones, 2017
Refugiados llegan al territorio de Bangladés cruzando el río Naf el 1 de octubre de 2017, después de huir de su aldea en Birmania.
![A woman and a baby are helped off a boat.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_RohingyaRefugeesArrivingbyBoat_FH261964.jpg?h=eb24755d&itok=pei1Gszb)
Sewing Class at Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
Mi’kmaq girls are in a sewing class at Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in Nova Scotia in 1929.
![Children in a classroom with a sewing machine on a table. A nun stands in the back of the classroom. Taken circa 1929.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Culture%26HumanRights_1929_Mi%27kmaqGirls_FH24277.png?h=844b9453&itok=krOusKdJ)
Students at Fort Simpson Residential School
Students at the Fort Simpson School in the Northwest Territories in 1922 hold up letters that spell “Goodbye.”
![Young boys in top hats and girls in dresses are standing in a line, each holding up a letter.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Culture_2022_FortSimpsonResidentialSchool_FH24276.png?h=89357a44&itok=wOAtV0Wg)
Sun Dance Ceremony
The annual Sun Dance ceremony at the Blood Indian Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta.
![Two men wearing feathered and beaded headwear and clothing celebrate the sundance.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1953_SunDanceCeremony_FH24267.png?h=1efa62dd&itok=EEYQ5zCt)
Stolen Lives: The Charge of Genocide and the Residential Schools
Various scholars, indigenous and non-indigenous, discuss the charge of genocide regarding the Residential School system in Canada and its effects. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
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Why Study History? (en español)
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity. This resource is in Spanish.
![Facing History and Ourselves Bullying Summit September 29th 2012 in Los Angeles CA](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/111_Bully_Summit%2C_2012%2C_LA%2C_116.jpg?h=265e640d&itok=TnPmRLpp)
The Armenian Genocide Viewing Guide (en español)
Guide for students to take notes as they watch a film about the history of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. This resource is in Spanish.
![A mural features an elderly woman with a piece of tape over her mouth with "1915" written on it.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/Armenian_Genocide_mural_card.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=teSTLdve)
Responses to the Armenian Genocide (en español)
Students read different accounts about how individuals and nations responded to the Armenian Genocide. This resource is in Spanish.
![Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/14648u_LOC.jpg?h=a467131d&itok=yY0dARw0)
Responding to Genocide Jigsaw (en español)
Students use this handout to complete a jigsaw activity about responses to the Armenian Genocide. This resource is in Spanish.
![Fleeing from death. An Armenian mother on the heights of the Taurus Mountains.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/1915_mother_and_child_in_the_desert_Medium_res.jpg?h=fcb26060&itok=ExhdlGru)