Alien Culture Caper

Description: This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage that contains the reflections of William Tyson a native Eskimo. Tyson compares the Eskimo culture of yesterday and today. The lesson objectives focus on the investigation of various components of culture in students lives and the effects of an imposed culture change resulting from contact with an alien culture.

Author: Martha Gould-Lehe
Series: Earth's Caretakers
Publisher: Bob Isaacson
Publisher Email: isaacson@busboy.sped.ukans.edu
Zip Code: 66045
Created: 07/19/96
Grades: 7, 8, 9
Tribes: Hopi, Ojibwe, Sioux-Lakota, Chippewa, Lummi, Potawatomi, Pasamaquady, Pueblo, Laguna, Seminole, Penobscot, Quileute, Navajo
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Content Areas: Culture, Language Arts
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Availability: Four Directions