The Mohegan Challenge Grant program has provided resources to Connecticut educators from across the state to support efforts to develop a curriculum for expanding Native American studies.
Donor Name: Mohegan Tribes
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/03/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
As part of the Mohegan Tribe’s commitment to education, the Challenge Grant has helped Connecticut Teachers introduce a curriculum addressing issues of Native American history, traditions, and culture, along with Tribal government and sovereignty for over 20 years.
Winners receive funding, cultural in-reach and out-reach, as well as professional development.
- Cultural In-Reach and Out-Reach
- The Mohegan Tribe’s Cultural and Community Programs department sponsors a one-day instructional program with a visit to the school as part of the program. School groups also receive a complimentary field trip to the Mohegan Tribe’s Tantaquidgeon Museum, the nation’s oldest Native American-owned and operated museum, to see the archives and artifacts that are a vital part of the Tribe’s history first-hand.
- Professional Development
- The Tribe’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction will lead a two-hour professional development session with educators from your school or institution to assist you in meeting the needs of the CSDE mandate to integrate Native American studies into the classroom. The professional development session can be structured as a school-wide, grade-level team, grade bands, or department-specific event.
Eligibility Criteria
A combination of free, Native American units and lessons available to K – 12 educators and homeschoolers.
For more information, visit Mohegan Tribes.
