How to responsibly and respectfully represent other cultures within the art room.
Holidays & Traditions
Holidays & Traditions
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in the Art Room
Do American Indians celebrate Thanksgiving? By Dennis Zotigh
The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue. By Claire Bugos
The Invention of Thanksgiving. By Philip Deloria
What Educators Need To Know About Teaching Thanksgiving. By Mayowa Aina
Are You Teaching the Real Story of the "First Thanksgiving"? by Gary Hopkins
Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth. A study Guide by NMAI
Thanksgiving Mourning Lesson Plan (Teaching Tolerance)
Halloween
STARS “We’re a Culture Not a Costume” Campaign
Día de Los Muertos
Día de Los Muertos is NOT Halloween
PBS EDUCATION: Beyond Sugar Skulls: The History and Culture of Dia de los Muertos
The Day of the Dead, Sugar Skulls, and Art by Amber Lena
UNDERSTANDING MEXICAN NATIONALISM AND MESTIZAJE THROUGH THE FILM “COCO” by Eren Cervantes-Altamirano