Plan your Indigenous People’s Day Art Projects… with this FREE Coloring

Looking for indigenous peoples day art projects? I got you!

There is no better way to ease into your Indigenous People’s Day lessons or celebration than with a coloring page!

Printable coloring pages are an AWESOME art project for these reasons:

They are easy to set up.
They require minimal materials.
They don’t have to be tweaked for different age groups.
There is practically NO mess.
They are inexpensive… in this case FREE!
They can be turned into lots of other art projects!

Now you know that as a children’s book illustrator and arts educator, I love me a complicated, messy, challenging art project. So much learning happens in those moments! But sometimes we need a simple art project to get us going.

Indigenous Peoples Day Art Projects you can do with these FREE Coloring Pages

Make garlands! Print out 5 copies of the coloring page and color in the children. Then cut them out, tape them onto a long piece of string, and festoon your home with a beautiful garland!
Celebrate native patterns with collage! After you’ve colored in your coloring page, get out other colorful scraps of paper from magazine, wrapping paper or old art projects. Try to mimic the patterns you see native people using in your picture books or visual research.
Create Cardboard cut outs. After coloring your page, glue it to an old cereal or cracker box. Then cut out the people and add a stand on the back. They can sit on your mantel or even feature in a diorama!
Make “Happy Indigenous People’s Day” cards! Print out your free coloring pages on a 25% setting. Then coloring them, cut them out, and put them on folded paper as a gift to friends and family, letting them know that you are celebrating this important day!
Make Pop-Up Cards! Once you have gone to town with your markers and crayons, cut out the children on your coloring sheet and apply them to a pop up box in a pop up cards! Another fun way to honor this impotant holiday with school mates, family and friends!

PRO TIP: Try any of the Indigenous Peoples Day Art Projects above at school!

Looking for some picture books to read this Indigenous People’s Day?

There’s nothing like a good picture book to help teach kids about important moments and people in our history. When your done with your indigenous people’s day art project, check out some of the picture books featured on these websites:

Picture Books to Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day compiled by Hachett Book Group
Picture Books for Indigenous Peoples’ Day compiled by New york Public Library
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH A READING LIST FOR KIDS & TEENS compiled by FlyLeaf Books

The last list includes “Rock Your Mocs!” by Laurel Goodluck. This cute book is a FAVORITE in my house. My toddler LOVES saying the title.

Ways to Create Indigenous Peoples Day Art Projects Using Picture Books

Start by reading a picture book together, then encourage the kids to create self-portraits that highlight the values they admire from Native American cultures.
Use collage materials or crayons to create artwork that captures the textures and patterns found in the Native American picture books. Focus on details like clothing and household items for added authenticity!
Research the indigenous people who have historically lived in your area (including the communities that are still there!, then make a short book that celebrates their culture and artistic traditions.

Recreate your favorite images from the picture book and turn them into a festive garland to hang up and admire!
Play a fun rhyming game! Choose a word from your picture book that relates to Native cultures, then challenge yourself to write a short poem using that word.

Download your FREE Indigenous People’s Day Coloring Page today!

Download this FREE Indigenous People’s coloring page now to get the festivities rolling! With inspiration taken from the celebratory outfits of native content creators, this sweet coloring page is a lovely way to creatively honor North America’s first people.

Peace and happiness to all of us, great and small, on this Indigenous People’s Day.