This page was created to help assist Meadowlark educators in finding resources that will support them in instructing the
required benchmarks, state standards and requirements recognized by the Indian
Education for All.
Teachers remember as you plan new units to include the
Essential Understanding Standards
in your lesson plans. Also please share your lessons so they can be
included on this page!
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back as this page will continue to grow as more lessons come available!
Resources/Ideas For Educating Yourself
Ideas:
1. Book Clubs
2. Traveling Workshops
3. Workshops
4. Connecting with Culture Committees
5. Visit Historical Places that emphasis Native Perspective
Resources
1.Book- The Lies My Teacher Told Me-James W. Loewen
2. Video Series- We Shall Remain- PBS
3. Movie- Place of Falling Water
4. Place- Native American Center at the University of Montana
More to come........
3. Book- Killing Custer-James Welch
Classroom Ideas
Seasonal Round Lessons
Columbus Day:
1. High school level: Students could conduct a mock trial of Christopher Columbus that might be able to be filmed.
2. High school level: Students could debate whether to stop celebrating Columbus Day in favor of an Indigenous People’s Day.
3. High school level: Have a classroom where students role play Columbus’s interactions with the Tainos.
Bringing Biology into the Classroom
Salish Focus
1. Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes, great contact: Germaine White germainew@cskt.org Info & Education.
2. Fish, Wildlife, Recreation, and Conservation... http://www.cskt.org/tr/fwrc.htm
3. Copy of the Salish history series “Challenge to Survive.” An additional title connected to this series, which one might find in your library, is “The Lower Flathead River.” This title, in particular, has fabulous information including diagrams and pictures of animals and fish that populate that Bitterroot Watershed. One might find the whole series useful.
4. One could use Oral stories in this focus. Our library has oral stories from all Montana tribes.
5. Veron Finely (Kootenai)- Oral Stories http://www.wisdomoftheelders.org/prog302/transcript_tis.htm
6. Curly Bear Wagner (Blackfeet)- Oral Stories http://www.wisdomoftheelders.org/prog208/transcript_tis.htm
Archaeology
Stones and Bones
footlocker (formerly known as Montana Ancient Teachings) now has a new
User Guide, and several new replicas (including an atlatl and a mano
and matate—a grinding tool). This is a very thoughtful and well-done curriculum to
introduce elementary and middle school students to the world of
archaeology. You can check out the user guide.
Reserve or Download entire curriculum
Historical Lessons
"Picturing the Past: Understanding Cultural Change and Continuity among Montana's Indians through Historic Photographs" :
-This is a 2 day unit. Recommended for use in grades seven through nine, the activity challenges students to examine historical photographs while considering issues of cultural change and continuity over time.
Additional links for lesson:
Chapter 11 of the Montana: Stories of the Land textbook companion website
Sacajawea
Sacajawea interactive lesson Plans
Sacajawea Center-wonderful resource to visit virtually or physically
Native perspective and cultural expert- RoseAnn Abrahamson- Victor School fully supports this speaker and cultural expert!
1. Education Trunks from Montana Parks and Recreation
3.Native American Heritage Day lessons from Education World
4. The Smithsonian Museum-National Museum of American Indians
5. Powwow
6. Native American History- Discovery
7. Native American Cultural Lessons-make sure to focus on each tribes uniqueness
8. Arlee School District- IEFA Lesson Plans
10. Regional Learning Project-
This is a website based on Montana tribes. It gives a contemporary view and traditional view of all the local tribes. The site is made by the U of M for teachers and students.
11. OPI/ IEFA
12. Montana Historical Society- They have educational trunks and lesson plans ready to go for you.
12. Victor School Lessons coming...
