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History by Design: (For I.S. 027) Indigenous People in NYC

“A museum is a school; The Artist learns to communicate; The public learns to make connections.” –Luis Camnitzer

Resources From Cultural Institutions

PBS

Manna-Hatta or Mannahatta

  • Explore the Manna-Hatta Fund's website and discover their list of ways you can get involved to support the native community. This article from The New York Times also helps to explain what early times were like on the island of Manhattan. 

NYC DOE

  • Check out the Hidden Voices curriculum and do a search for "indigenous people" or navigate to the section called "Port City Voices" using the table of contents. 

Asynchronous Virtual Field Trips

Live Virtual Field Trips

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Go on a trip to The Met to learn more about indigenous peoples in NYC and the U.S. at large.
    • How do I sign up? To request a virtual field trip, please contact schoolvisits@metmuseum.org and cc Chelsea at least two weeks in advance. Write in your email that you are from the History by Design program and you would like the focus of your trip to be on indigenous peoples. 

New-York Historical Society

  • Go on the Celebrating Objects Tell Stories virtual field trip and request that it be focus on the indigenous people of NYC. 
    • How do I sign up? Email schoolprograms@nyhistory.org to let them know what trip you're interested in and what your availability is. Please make sure to cc clewkow@schools.nyc.gov and mention you are with the History by Design program. This will let the scheduler know all financial paperwork should go to the program manager, not the school.