SOCIAL STUDIES: Through Native American Eyes


Elementary Core Curriculum Online:

National Curriculum Standards addressed in Cradleboard’s Elementary Grades Social Studies Online

PART ONE:
Concept Area I: Native American people have always had forms of government to help make decisions and take care of the people.

  • Tribal Governments of the Plains Indian Tribes
    Test yourself online: Plains Government
  • Tribal Governments of the Tewa Pueblos
    Test yourself online: Pueblo Government
  • Tribal Governments of the Iroquois Confederacy of Nations
    Test yourself online: Pueblo Government

Concept Area II: There have been -- and still are -- many brave and wise Native American leaders.

  • Sitting Bull
    Test yourself online:       Sitting Bull
  • Chief Joseph
    Test yourself online:       Chief Joseph

Concept Area III: The Four Great Ideas of the Iroquois Confederacy

  • The Four Great Ideas
  • Test yourself online:       The Four Great Ideas
  • Additional quotes and resources


PART TWO: A 3 part Mohawk Supplement

Unit Introduction: Tribe Specific Curriculum Supplements

  • The Mohawk Opening Addressg
  • The Role of a Haudensaunee Clanmother
  • Haudenosaunee Contributions to the U. S. Constitution

    Resources for Supplement C:
    Supplement C: Test with answers
    Vocabulary - students

Middle School Grades Core Curriculum Online:

PART ONE:
National Curriculum Standards addressed in Cradleboard’s Middle School Social Studies Online
To the Teacher: Teaching a Positive Unit about Negative Images

Concept Area I: Native American Identity and Racism

Student Reading Online Lesson:

  • The Fight against Racism and the Quest for Political and Social Justice

Activity: Native American Identity and Racism

  • Video: Starwalker (with pdf file)
  • (Self esteem and being proud of who you are)
  • Video: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (with pdf file)
  • (Remaining strong and creative in the face of injustice)

Additional Activities about Identity and Race

  • Being proud, books, preserving culture, AIM, Jim Crow, Discussion Boards,
  • Racist vintage postcards, Boarding Schools, Guilt and Bitterness

Concept Area II: The Portrayal of Native American People and Traditions as Mascots

Activity: Native Americans as Mascots

  • Express Yourself Online: How do you feel about Native American mascots
    Chief Wahoo, the Redskins, and the Tomahawk Chop

Concept Area III: Negative Images and Misconceptions about Native American People

  • Activity: Recognizing Stereotypes
    Express Yourself Online: How do you feel about Native American stereotypes?
  • Stereotypes: summary
  • Suggested activity on Native American movie stereotypes
  • Most Native American people never lived in tipis or wore feather headdresses.
    Cultures are not stagnant in time.

Teacher References for Middle School Social Studies

Supplement

Making Things Better by Working Together

  • Child Abuse and Racism
  • Boarding School Blues
  • Helping Children to Deal with Guilt and Bitterness

High School Grades Core Curriculum Online:

National Curriculum Standards addressed in Cradleboard’s High School Social Studies Online

Concept Area I: Native American Tribal Sovereignty

  • Treaties and Government-to-Government relationships
  • Most Native American people did not live in tipis or wear feather headdresses
  • Cultures are not stagnant in time
  • So-called “Special Rights”

Activities focused on Sovereignty

Concept Area II: Contemporary Native American Tribal Governments

  • The Indian Reorganization Act
  • NARF, NCAI and other national organizations who help tribal governments

Concept Area III: Contemporary Native American Political Issues

  • Land
  • Culture and “cultural items”
  • Religion
  • Language
  • Education
  • Economic opportunities

Additional Resources for High School Social Studies

  • Litigation to Protect Western Shoshone Territorial Integrity
  • The book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
  • The Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement
  • Survey on the Roles of Non-Natives in the Native Sovereignty Movement
  • The Ultimate “Lesson” about Indian treaties

Addenda and Other Supplementary Materials

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