by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Research Indigenous contributions to science, medicine and inventions. Share your findings with your class. Besides the Seminole, what other Indigenous nations were separated or split by the Indian removal policies? Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Studies...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What is a powwow? What is involved in a traditional powwow? Who may participate? Are there local powwows in your region? Who hosts them? Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Studies (Worldviews), Social Sciences (Communities, Celebrations), Music,...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Who are the Métis? What are the criteria for belonging to the Métis Nation? Is it different across provinces? How did the fur trade impact Indigenous communities across Canada and the United States? What are some of the lingering effects? Curriculum Connections:...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Have students research (using books, magazines and/or the internet) images of “Indians” from movies. What do the images portray? Early days? Current? What has been the overall message from Hollywood about Indigenous people? How has this portrayal contributed to...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What is the American Indian Movement uprising and when did it occur? What was the outcome? What other significant conflict between the government and the Sioux occurred in the region? How are Indigenous peoples reclaiming and restoring their communities in your...
