Native American Heritage Month
Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions and Answers
Free printable informational text passages and traditional legends from the Native American and North American Indigenous Peoples cultures. Questions and answers included. Print out or use interactively online. Recommended level: 3rd or 4th Grade and up
Legends
Why Bear Has a Short Tail Iroquois Legend
How Turtle Flew South for the WinterSioux Legend
How Coyote Freed the BuffaloApache, Blackfoot & Comanche Legend
The Flying Bat Plays BallMuskogee Legend
The Lizards' and Coyote's Slide RideNavajo Legend
The Magic Sea TurtleHawaiian Legend
The Dream Catcherfrom the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Canada
Two Rabbits Outsmart an OwlInuit Legend from Canada
The Legend of SednaInuit Legend from Baffin Island
How the Deer Got AntlersCherokee Legend
How the Fly Saved the RiverAnishnabe Legend
How Corn Came to Be Choctaw Legend
The Spirit of the CornIroquois Legend
How Mosquitoes Came to Befrom the Tlinget Tribe of the Pacific Northwest
Why Chipmunks Have StripesNative American Seneca Legend
Coyote and the Milky WayBased on a Native American Navajo Legend
Why Owls Stare (Easier)From the Oklahoma Choctaw Nation
Secret Code TalkersIn 1942, men from the Navajo Nation developed a military code in their native language.
Who is Sacagawea? Sacagawea was a guide and the only woman on Lewis and Clark's expedition to western territories.
Who is Lori Piestewa?In 2003, Lori Piestewa was the first Native American woman to die in combat.
Who is Tom Longboat?This Canadian of the Onondaga Nation won the Boston Marathon in 1907.
Animal TotemsMany Native American cultures believe that everyone has an animal spirit or totem.
The First Thanksgiving With the help of the Wampanoag, the Pilgrims survived to celebrate their first Thanksgiving in 1621.
Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples DayMany states have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day to recognize that native people were the first inhabitants of the Americas.
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