Fourth Graders Pictured In Front of Native American Artifacts

Native American Program at JSS

Jaclyn Rubin

May 9, 2025

John Street School fourth graders learned about Native American life through the cultural arts program Journeys into American Indian Territory, on May 6.

The students explored an interactive museum set-up of artifacts from multiple tribes in the Eastern Woodlands region, including the Iroquois, Cherokee, Lenape and Ojibwe. Among the items on display were clothing, shoes, baskets, artwork, instruments, lacrosse sticks and cord grinders.

Along with viewing the museum artifacts, the students participated in a government workshop. This experiential lesson focused on a typical day in a Native village and how their government was based on The Great Law of Peace. The fourth graders also played traditional games, completed a clay pot project and listened to Native stories.

The fourth graders learn about Native Americans in their history curriculum.