This photo of Nanticoke school children reflects how Indigenous communities remained united into the 1900s, passing on their culture to future generations.
Credit: Smithsonian Institution
Welcome
Welcome to Using the Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits, a resource module for K-12 educators. This module was designed to support teachers’ use of the Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits developed as part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program. The inquiry kits were created through a partnership between Maryland Humanities and Maryland Public Television (MPT).
This collection of inquiry kits was developed to support K-12 learning about local Indigenous culture and history. Each kit offers six sources — in most cases five primary and one secondary — to explore a theme related to past or present Maryland Indigenous history and culture. The sources are drawn from the Maryland State Archives, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Library of Congress, universities, and other institutions.
In the following video, Indigenous Maryland tribal leaders and tradition bearers talk about the presence of Indigenous tribes in Maryland and the importance of learning about their culture and experience.
Module Objectives:
In this module, you will:
- Identify ways to use the Indigenous Maryland kits in your classroom
- Learn about the challenges of teaching Indigenous history and working with available sources
- Explore sources for further investigation and identify ways to learn more about Indigenous people in Maryland
