Education Publications

The diverse publications listed below include materials that will introduce you to the history, archaeology, and ecology of the Four Corners area. Teachers interested specifically in study guides and lesson plans should refer to the list of teacher resources, and young archaeologists are invited to visit the student resources page.

Pueblo Indian History for Kids

Bring the past to life! Young students will have fun using this colorfully illustrated history to learn about the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. With a complete glossary and lots of maps, photographs, and reconstructions, this kid-friendly chronology tells the story of how Pueblo culture developed from ancient times to the present day. It also includes the award-winning video Visit with Respect, in which Pueblo people talk about how they feel about archaeological sites.

Peoples of the Mesa Verde Region

More than 10,000 years of American Indian history and 250 years of European-American history are summarized in this illustrated chronology, complete with maps, drawings, and historic photographs. Geared toward older students.

Mother Earth’s Mercantile

Mother Nature is the ultimate superstore! This unique guidebook features plants found in the Four Corners area and describes how American Indians have used them for food, shelter, clothing, and other purposes.

Goodman Point Historic Land-Use Study

Hundreds of years after the ancestral Pueblo people left, Euro-Americans began settling in the Mesa Verde region. This work reports the results of an oral history study focused on homesteading and farming practices in the area surrounding Goodman Point Pueblo in the early twentieth century.

Glossary

For those new to Southwestern archaeology, this online glossary provides definitions of many archaeological and anthropological terms used in Crow Canyon’s publications and programs.