The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to invite middle and high school teachers to participate in a free professional development workshop as part of the Veterans Legacy Program. The session will feature a 45-minute lecture and 15-minute Q&A with an eminent scholar followed by a 50-minute pedagogy session with a Master Teacher and 10-minute virtual tour of the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Topic: American Indian Soldiers across American Military History

• Scholar Lecture: Ira Hayes: An Archetype of 20th Century American Indian Veterans
• Pedagogy Workshop: Why They Served: Firsthand Accounts from American Indian Veterans

Date and time: June 14, 2022, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Scholar: Professor Tom Holm (University of Arizona)

Master Teacher: Alona Whitebird

Virtual Tour Site: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona