International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Welcome to our In the Know topic for August, International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 celebrate different indigenous peoples for International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 2-3 learn about Aboriginal People of Australia. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 look at the Standing Rock Sioux’s protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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