Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to World War, 1939-1945

There are 3 titles in this list.

Native Words, Native Warriors
by National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/

Interactive curriculum website for grades 6-12 that explores the lives and experiences of American Indian Code Talkers, the servicemen who used their traditional tribal languages to transmit secret messages for the US military during World War I and World War II. Includes lesson plans, correlated to National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies and National Standards for History, captioned photographs, maps and documents, discussion questions, activities, and audio recordings of spoken word and Native American music.

Sponsoring Organization:
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20560
(202) 633-6996
http://www.nmai.si.edu/

Veterans' Stories: Struggles for Participation - Primary Source Set
by Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/struggles.html

Primary source materials from the Veterans History Project Collection at the Library of Congress that support teaching about U.S. history and social studies. Women and people of color have often had to overcome obstacles in order to participate fully in the U.S. armed forces. In these materials, veterans tell their stories of discrimination and struggles for recognition in the U.S. armed forces through interviews, memoirs, and photographs. Materials on the site include an accompanying Teacher Guide (8 p. PDF), and audio and video recordings. For the Veterans' History Project, go to: http://www.loc.gov/vets

Sponsoring Organization:
Veterans History Project
Library of Congress
Washington DC 20540-4615
(202) 707-4916
http://www.loc.gov/vets

Veterans' Stories: The Veterans History Project - Primary Source Set
by Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/

Primary source materials from the Veterans History Project Collection at the Library of Congress that support teaching about 20th-century U.S. history, social studies, and oral history. Materials on the site include a Veterans History Project teacher guide (8 p. PDF), photographs, drawings, letters, memoirs, and video interviews of American veterans. The primary source set links to "Primary Source Analysis Tools" and "Especially for Educators and Students," a guide on how to conduct interviews with veterans and submit them to the Library of Congress for inclusion in the Veterans History Project Collection. For the Veterans' History Project, go to: http://www.loc.gov/vets/

Sponsoring Organization:
Veterans History Project
Library of Congress
Washington DC 20540-4615
(202) 707-4916
http://www.loc.gov/vets/