GREAT PLAINS AND INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

Learning Targets I can identify the original Indigenous tribes of the Great Plains. I can identify many attributes of the original Indigenous tribes of the western part of the North American continent.  I can analyze the role that residential schools played in the Indigenous communities. Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via …

NORTHEASTERN TRIBES AND NATURAl RESOURCES

Prior to the colonization that occurred between the 16th and 19th centuries, Indigenous Peoples in the Northeastern North American continent had rich cultures with sizable villages and social hierarchies. A few of the larger tribes included the Iroquois, Ojibwa, Sauk, Fox, and Illinois.  Explore the PDF handout mapping the original Northeastern …

UNDERSTANDING INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES LESSON PLAN

The culture of Indigenous people in North America  is very wide and overarching. Unfortunately, so is the vast history of mistreatment and misappropriation of Indigenous peoples’ culture. Indigenous American culture can be interesting, cultural, spiritual, creative, and unique. However, we want to learn how to celebrate its originality in the …

Guitar Handout

Objective: Encourages Language, Motor Skills and Musical Expression Materials: sturdy paper/plastic plate rubber bands wood painter’s stick stickers/paints/colored pencils glue stick/tape Banjo by EasyPreschoolCraft, via Pinterest Instructions: (and there is also a video) Step 1: Using a glue stick or tape, tape together the paper/plastic plate and the wood’s painter …

Undine Smith Moore: The Dean of Black Woman Composers

Undine Smith Moore. Picture: MusicByBlackComposers.org Undine Smith Moore was known as the “Dean of Black Woman Composers,” and she was a talented composer and music educator.  Undine was born in 1904 in Jarratt, Virginia to James William Smith and Hardie Turnbull Smith. Undine grew up in a musical household. She started learning …