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 | 13 Moons - Language This lesson plan teaches the Oneida Name for each of the 13 Moons commonly known at the Oneida community in Wisconsin The children will create a mnemonic tool by which they will be able to learn each Oneida name |
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| 4D Cultural Thematic Curriculum Participants from nineteen Native American schools developed the curriculum hosted on this site during a three-day workshop The participating schools are part of the Four Directions Challenge in Technology Project |
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| A Kindergarten Lesson in EQ This Hyperstudio stack takes advantage of the wonderfully expressive faces of Kindergarten students and photography I am developing a collaborative project that has Kindergarten students using available technology to produce a study of their own emotions |
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| Adobe Photoshop Difficult to learn the many functions available on this program A class or workshop would be helpful Takes a great deal of memory to run this program |
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| Ahfachkee Hyper Studio Stacks Hyper studio stacks games |
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| Ahfachkee Language Tree The lesson using art to introduce and reinforce the Native language Students create a large tree whose leaves have words from the Miccosukee language written on them |
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| Ahfachkee Lesson Plan Archive Lesson Plan archive full of various lesson plans submitted by Ahfachkee |
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| Alien Culture Caper 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. |
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| Amazon Trail Effective as group simulation and motivational tool |
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| Anatomy of a Pacific Salmon Students will expereince several activities that will help them learn about the anatomy of salmon They will visit the Tribal Fish Hatchery to learn more about our traditions and how to care for salmon |
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| Animals - Alike Different This worksheet is in the step before the Power Point Presentation You would use this to incorprate the Nakota/Dakota Language To learn how to say the words and for a lesson Plan look at part 2 |
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| Animals Can You Picture This in Lakota This lesson represents a collaboration between young students kindergarten and older students eight graders to create Hyperstudio stacks using English and Lakota Students will also use digital cameras to make claymation and / or use drawing programs |
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| Arnold Bessie Lesson Plans |
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| Art From The Earth This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of a Native American artist Virgil James a Choctaw Indian who grew up in Oklahoma It discusses the importance of art among early Native American people who consider themselves |
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| Art Lesson Plans Lesson Plans including Beading and Art Comparison |
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| Artist-Pit Firing This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of pottery maker Virgil James titled One Artist's Journey Following the Footsteps of Virgil James Virgil James a full-blood Choctaw was born and raised in southeastern Oklahoma |
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| Atlantic Salmon The Atlantic salmon is an important creature for many cultures |
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| Bear This is a Hyper Studio presentation from the book Tales of the Iroquois by the Tehanetorens and translated by Maria Hinton in the Oneida Language |
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| Bearded Breads This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage titled Harvester of the Earth's Treasurers It is about cooking with Geraldine R Aguilla who is the head cook at San Simon School on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in the Sonoran Desert |
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| Bennie Begay Lesson Plans utilizing the Clan System |
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| Beyond Computer Integration This is a HTML based presentation on the use of different levels of technology in the classroom |
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| Buffalo Lessons Resource and Lesson Plans for study of the cultural and historical significance of the Buffalo |
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| Building a Web Page Collaboration among grades 7-11 and teachers on research interviewing learning Front Page etc |
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| Careers Students investigate career opportunities related to elk |
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| Chickee Clan Clothing Craft Lessons Archive full of lesson plans on the Chickee Clan Clothing Craft Lessons |
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| Claudia Douma ARROW TO THE SUN -By Gerald McDermott - Winter storytelling and other lesson plans for Kindergarten |
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| Clay Treasure Hunt This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of pottery maker Virgil James titled One Artist's Journey Following the Footsteps of Virgil James Virgil James a full-blood Choctaw was born and raised in southeastern Oklahoma |
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| Claymation This unit is designed to teach children of Indian Island the importance of trees/the environment to their culture |
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| Comparing/Contrasting Clothes Among Trib To foster appreciation students' own identity and to compare differences with other tribes update version |
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| Cooking with your Three Sisters In this activity students in grades 4-7 will prepare a cookbook based on their understanding of the Three Sisters and the special needs of diabetics |
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| Cottonwood Hyper Stacks Hyper Studio Stacks Games |
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| Cycles of Life Impress upon students the Cycles of Life on earth and their contents |
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| Dilcon Archive Lesson Plans on Clouds Navajo Place Names Zoo Animals Native Plants Archive |
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| Dirt or Clay This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of pottery maker Virgil James titled One Artist's Journey Following the Footsteps of Virgil James Virgil James a full-blood Choctaw was born and raised in southeastern Oklahoma |
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| EARTH MOTHER CRYING Native Prophecy NetCenter inspired by Tuscarora Sachem and Spiritual Leader Mad Bear Anderson founder of the American Indian Unity Movement |
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| Eco-Cube 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. |
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| Elk Classifieds This resource is a science/art activity in which students prepare an ad in which they try to get elk to move to their area |
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| Elk Culmanating Activity In this activity older students instruct younger students in the nature ecology uses and tribal significance of Elk |
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| Elk Unit Overview This resource give an overview of a unit of Elk that blends culture science and other disciplinesIt contains a resource list and background materials |
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| Environment This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Environment Habitat This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Ethnobotany This link will take you to a web that was created by the ethnobotany group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
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| Exploring Seeds This is an early elementary unit designed to help students understand a seed's purpose and to help them appreciate seeds and plants that are planted in the school garden Students explore what a seed is and keep a journal about sprouting seeds Evalu |
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| Exploring the concept of Hero This lesson plan springboards off of Joseph Bruchac's book Pushing up the Sky Seven plays for Native American children The lesson generates the opportunity for students to compare the concept of the larger than life hero in different cultures Gluskab |
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| First Grade Clans This is a HyperStudio stack that has a picture of each student that when selected allows the user to see and hear a student's clans This is used to help the teacher show which students can and can't say their clans correctly in Navajo |
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| First Peoples This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Food This link will take you to a web that was created by the food group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
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| Forest Survival This unit is designed to teach children of Indian Island the importance of trees/the environment to their culture Students will understand the natural processes of the forest |
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| Formation of Volcano in Dilcon Area The Dilcon area is graced by many beautiful volcanic formation. This lesson plan helps students begin to understand how a volcano is formed. |
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| Four Seasons Lesson Plans Lesson plans about the four seasons For use with special education children |
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| Gail Danforth Students learn about the Maple syrup making process as well as other lesson plans |
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| Garden Journal This worksheet provides a structure that students may use to collect data concerning the garden project |
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| Garden Project Review This activity helps students bring together what they have learned in this unit and plan for a future garden |
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| Garden Unit Overview This document presents an overview of a community garden project It contains a planning matrix with key points and interdisciplinary connects for K-6 It has sample letters for parents and community members and lists the National and American Indian standards |
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| Global View This unit is designed to help students learn more about the world and their place in it It uses technology as a way to demonstrate student learning |
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| Going Camping This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Golden Rectangle Aesthetics To have students discuss the cultural components of the term aesthetically pleasing and identify whether or not a specific patchwork pattern corresponds with the golden ratio |
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| Golden Rectangle Introduction To have students create a golden rectangle using the golden ratio |
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| Golden Rectangle Pattern Creation To have students create a specific pattern which corresponds with the golden ratio using mathematical computations |
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| Gone Fishin' Students will learn how to look up different Internet sites while learning about different types of Salmon Student's will also be doing an art activity and eventually the student's work will be posted on the 3rd grade Website |
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| Grade 4- General Music Skills Assessment This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| History of Patchwork To have students identify specific patterns while reviewing the history of patchwork |
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| History of Patchwork UPDATE To have students identify specific patterns while reviewing the history of patchwork |
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| History of Tribal Fishing Use of digital cameras creation of Hyperstudio stack interaction with elders hands-on experience |
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| How Many Elk Students play a game that illustrates the nature of competition for resources among the elk population and how that effects the size of the population |
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| Hyper Studio - Archive Hyper Studio Archive prepared by Lummi |
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| Hyper Studio Archive - Marty Hyper Studio stacks developed by Marty |
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| Hyper Studio Archive - Oneida Hyper Studio archive prepared by Oneida |
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| Hyper Studio Stack archive Hyper Studio Media Archive prepared by Seba |
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| Hyper Studio Stacks Hyper Studio Stacks Games |
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| Importance of sheep To recognize the importance of sheep in the Navajo Culture |
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| Influence of the Buffalo To learn how the buffalo influenced the Yankton Sioux |
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| Irene Becenti Lesson Plan Archive - Mostly Culture Related |
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| Job Opportunities Students investigate job opportunities related to elk |
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| Laguna Archive An archive of lesson plans specifically reserved for Laguna |
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| Laguna Elementary Hyper Studio Archive Hyper Studo Stack Archive |
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| Lakota language - Student example This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 2 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 3 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 4 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 5 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 6 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lakota language - Student example 7 This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
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| Lesson Archive - Corn Soup Fish ID Lesson plans including analysis of corn preparation fish identification and other resources |
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| Lesson Plan Archive The students will compare and contrast corn native to the Laguna Pueblo The students will compare and contrast traditional springtime activities related to new life within the seasons of the Laguna Pueblo Students will learn to recognize the differ |
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| Lesson Plan Archive - Various Songs To learn the melody to Allouette and discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages To appreciate melody and lyrics and the feelings they represent in two languages |
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| Lesson Plans Lesson Plan for History and significance of chickee building Lesson Plan on significance of 8 clans Students will learn about the various types of Seminole patchwork and clothing To have the students learn how to make Seminole baskets The stude |
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| Lesson Plans Lesson plans teaching the student how to interview people to get information Lesson plan teaching about Pueblo artists |
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| Life Cycle of a Salmon/ Slide Show The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
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| Local Rocks Students will learn the names and the history of the local rock formations |
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| Local Rocks Update version Students will learn the names and the history of the local rocks formations |
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| Lummi Virtual Museum The Lummi Virtual Museum offers a variety of images of important Lummi Objects |
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| Lummi Virtual Museum The Lummi QTVR museum offers some excellent object shots of traditional Lummi objects |
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| Lummi Welcome Pole Movie The Lummi community worked together to create a welcome pole This quicktime movie shows the pole and tells how it was made |
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| Make a Plan This activity is designed for grades 4-6 In it students will draw a design the community garden based on their research |
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| Making Seminole Fry Bread Goal The students will learn how to make Seminole fry bread Objectives They will observe a guest speaker community member preparing the fry bread Students will take notes during the lecture and then make their own fry bread |
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| Making a Planetarium Recognition of planets and constellations Involves cooperation construction field day career day and many other educational uses |
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| Medicinal Plants The material includes lesson plans and suggested resources for teaching about the traditional uses of plants by Seminole people Included is guide for plant identification and traditional medicinal uses including color pictures of the plants Adobe A |
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| Medicine Wheel This resource is a science/art/culture activity in which students investigate the relationship between the life cycle of elk and the medicine wheel |
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| Meeting our Elders To promote cultural understanding by interacting with elders |
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| Miccosukee/English Colors A series of lessons for grades K 1 and 2-4 The lessons outline lessons on Miccosukee and English color words to be taught by Miccosukee-speaking teachers or teachers aides helping the classroom teacher Each level is for lessons taught over a two to |
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| Migration Students use topographic maps research and debate to determine the best route for a new highway through the migration area of an elk population |
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| Moccasin Making This lesson demonstrates the making of moccasins from the hide of a whitetailed deer This is a traditional way of making clothing |
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| Modern Seminole Jacket This address will link you to a web page that shows a picture of a modern Seminole Jacket with a brief description |
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| Moose This address will link you to a web page that shows a picture of a moose |
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| Moose The moose is an important animal to many cultures |
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| Mother Earth This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Muskrat This address will link you to a web page devoted to the muskrat an important food source for the Passamaquoddy people In addition to a recipe for muskrat stew there is a recipe for Passamaquoddy fry bread which is eaten with the stew |
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| Native American Calendars and Time This unit provides an overview of activities that could be used to relate the concept of time and astronomy across grade levels |
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| Native American Shelters Part 1 HP This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching |
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| Native American Shelters Part 1 SS This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American SheltersThis unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used bythe Native people of North America This lesson involves researching |
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| Native American Shelters Report 1 This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America |
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| Native American Shelters Report 2 This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America |
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| Native American Shelters SS Addendum This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching |
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| Native Corn Santa Clara This address will link you to a web page which will show a picture of three colors of Native corn in a Native basket |
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| Navajo Rug Weaving Lesson plans and activities on Navajo rug weaving One lessonplan for each grade grades K-8 Based on thematic units in language arts math science and culture |
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| Oneida Archive Oneida Archive of lesson plans web pages pictures and other resources |
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| Oneida Thanksgiving This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Our Culture in Song This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Permaculture Review In this activity students in grades 4-6 will use a list of vocabulary to test their understanding of the processes involved in soil formation and erosion |
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| Planetary Lesson Plan Archive The lessons and activities involved will enable the students to gain a perception of the planets location in our solar system in relation to the Sun A cultural and community-based component is also included in the activity to give the students a per |
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| Plant Research In this activity students in grades 4-6 research the needs and uses of plants in preparation for designing the garden |
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| PowerPoint Presentation Animals Part 1 This is a lesson plan to help you teach a powerpoint lesson It includes a form to help facilitate research and and evaluation checklist for the students |
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| PowerPoint Presentation Animals Part 2 This is a PowerPoint slideshow on American Bison It is an example of what the students could do or include in their slideshow |
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| Prek and K Comparing/Contrasting Tribes Comparing the Penobscot Nation to regionally different tribe |
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| Preparation of Salmon Traditional tribal methods of preparing salmon are addressed and also other techniques from different geographical regions The use of technology is present digital cameras and a Web Page Authoring program |
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| Pueblo Bread This address will link you to a web page that shows a picture of two sizes of Pueblo bread This type of bread is baked in a large outdoor oven |
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| Puye and Black Mesa Pictures Pictures taken at mentioned sites |
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| Ready to use activities--Coastal Indians Complete Sourcebook for K-8 teachers for activities on Pacific Coast Indians craft |
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| Relationships overview an overview of the Relationship unit |
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| Roaming Grazing and Ranging In this activity students interact with resource persons from the community to learn about tribal management of elk herds |
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| Rock Point archive Archive of lesson plans and resources for Rock Point |
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| Salmon Lesson Cycles and Changes The lesson plan involves creativity art materials science and anatomy of fish collaboration with older students and fish hatchery employees The end product will be a HyperStudio Stack |
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| Salmon Lesson Cycles and Changes The lesson plan involves creativity art materials science and anatomy of fish collaboration with older students and fish hatchery employees The end product will be a HyperStudio Stack |
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| Salmon Masks Lesson Plan The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
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| Salmon River Habitat Overview Salmon River Habitat overview will be used to introduce students to the environment The whole class will work together the first week and then will break up into groups for the second and third week Each group will then concentrate on individual part |
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| Salmon Unit Students will learn how to use digital cameras create a presentation on Microsoft PowerPoint to teach the aspects of Salmon habitats etc |
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| Salmon's Eyes Note Requires Quicktime This site teaches about Salmon West Coast using video |
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| Santa Clara Archive Archive of Lesson Plans Resources for Santa Clara |
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| Santa Clara Schoolyard Habitat This is a collection of activities and lessons centered around the creation of a schoolyard habitat dedicated to the study of native plants and animals |
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| Santa Clara Village Panorama This panorama shows the Santa Clara village |
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| Seasons of the year for Laguna Pueblo This lesson on Village Officials will enable you to know the roles and responsibilities of the officials on the Pueblo of Laguna reservation |
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| Seasons of the year in Laguna Pueblo This lesson compares and contrasts two types of chili plants that are native to New Mexico The students will learn the cultural significance of native plants |
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| Seminole Jacket The seminole jacket is colorful |
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| Singing Oneida This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
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| Ske Ku Ske ku is a game that is often played by the Oneida people |
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| Ske ku Ske ku is an Oneida greeting This web site will take you on a virtual tour of the Norbert Hill Woodland |
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| Sla-Hal Sla-Hal is a stick game |
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| Sla-Hal or Bone Game or Stick Game Sla-Hal Bone Game or Stick Game are three ways to call a very popular game played amongst Northwestern Indian Tribes Indian people of all ages have enjoyed gathering and participating in this exciting and traditional event for generations |
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| Spirit Journey Student artwork from the Four Directions schools and music by Cornel Pewewardy brought together in a Real Media presentation by Bob Isaacson |
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| Spirit Journey This multimedia presentation works only with the Real Audio G2 player |
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| Stamp Art This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage titled Harvester of the Earth's Treasurers It is about cooking with Geraldine R Aguilla who is the head cook at San Simon School on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in the Sonoran Desert |
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| Standing Rock Elementary Grade 6 Come and visit our website and see what we are doing in our classroom |
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| Sticks and Stones This lesson focuses on detailed aspects of an Ahfachkee community 4th and 5th grade students will build a model of their native village |
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| Student example 1 - Lakota Language This lesson represents a collaboration between young students kindergarten and older students eight graders to create Hyperstudio stacks using English and Lakota Students will also use digital cameras to make claymation and / or use drawing programs |
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| Summer Institute 99 Intranet The Four Directions Summer Institute 1999 Intranet site |
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| Summer Institute Planning Graphic An html page that graphically attempts to describe some of the aspects of the virtual culture box which later came to be called Celebrating Cultural Connections |
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| Sunflower garden How to set up a sunflower house Santa Clara fifth grade students of school year 1998-99 set up and planted sunflower to make a sunflower house near the 3 sisters garden |
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| Takini Archive Takini Archive of lesson plans and resources |
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| The Garden Students will conduct indepth research on a single plant and present the information in an APA style research document |
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| The Great Outdoors This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage that is titled Champions of the Classroom Looking at the World Through the Eyes of Don YellowBird Don YellowBird is a man of Arikara and Sioux descent Students will work on observation skills |
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| The Tipi This lesson is designed to promote collaboration between different age groups K 8th grade They will create stories of their culture and illustrtate and record them using Hyperstudio software |
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| The United States This unit is designed to develop an awareness of our country and how it relates to the rest of the world It also acquaints the Seba Dalkai students with life in the United States and encourages students to form opinions about events |
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| Thematic Unit on the Moon Unit Plan The overview gives a key points a diagram of how this units fits into a school-wide planlists of online and text resources and descriptions of activities for a 15-day unit |
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| Theme Earth and Sky There are several lesson plans for 2nd grade regarding the moon and solar system Subjects such as language arts science math culture etc are covered |
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| Towering Totems 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 Objectives Students will explore the use of symbolism |
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| Traditional Pueblo Belt This address will link you to a web page that shows a picture of a Traditional Pueblo Belt with a brief description |
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| Traditional Uses of the Tatanka Traditional Uses of the Tatanka The Tatanka is an important animal within the Lakota/Dakota culture It provided the people with numerous items to help them not only survive but flourish No part of the animal was wasted Today the Tatanka is s |
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| Turtle Tracks Turtle Tracks is a newsletter for youth with a Native American view We feature current events factual history educational sites original artwork activities and much more We also have an extensive links section |
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| Turtle Tracks Turtle Tracks is an online newsletter for youth from a Native American view We offer current news factual history original graphics and much more Our contributors come from many Nations in the US and Canada We also have an extensive links section |
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| Unit Overview This unit is designed to teach children of Indian Island the importance of trees/the environment to their culture |
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| VRPresentation on NMAI The presentation described the Santa Clara students involvement in creating the virtual museum at NMAI |
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| Villages This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
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| Wahta maple Project This is a lesson plan teaches the process of making maple syrup This plan is a researched based project with a technology component please see accompanying wahta lesson for integration of Oneida Language vocabulary |
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| Ways of the Water A website about various water elements that are important to the Lummi people |
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| Ways of the Water Work done at the Summer Institute 2000 |
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| Wild Tea This address will link you to a web page that shows a picture of wild tea This plant is found in the South Western United States and is used to make both hot and iced tea As a hot tea it is often used as a medicine |
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| winter-food-animals To learn about and appreciate traditional winter activities related to foods of animals within the seasons of the Laguna Pueblo |
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