by boot | Feb 28, 2025
(Warning: sensitive topics — institutional racism, alcoholism, youth alcoholism) Research traditional art materials in Indigenous communities. What things were used for carving, painting and drawing? Identify a unique technique or style of visual art, carving or...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What was the Dawes Act? What happened to the Indigenous families that lived on the lands that were confiscated? Have they been able to recover them? Is anything being done to address the wrongs committed during the Dawes Act years? Curriculum Connections: U.S....
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Research Indigenous groups in North America who had or still have an equestrian culture in some way. Create a map of the region that they inhabit and label the Indigenous communities or nations. Include any interesting notes about the types or breeds of horses each...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
(Warning: sensitive topics — rape, foster care, institutional racism) What supports are there in your region for Indigenous women? Why do you think Indigenous women are not believed when they report violence? What do you believe needs to happen to change this?...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Research the pueblos of the American Southwest. How are they constructed? What kind of time and engineering would have to have been used? How many families lived in one pueblo? Using clay, modeling clay or plasticine, construct a pueblo in class. This can be done in...
