Recent Videos and Activities tagged with Lesson Plan

How to be an Indian in the 21st Century

Oneida author and poet Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes) chronicles his voyage from schoolyard bullies to workplace barriers – and the loves and lives in between – to discover [more]

August 17, 2018

Gathering the Pieces: The Jondreau Decision

Gathering the Pieces, from the Ogichidaa Storytellers series, highlights Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) tribal member Jerry Jondreau as he tells the story of his grandfather William “Boyzie” Jondreau and [more]

April 24, 2018

Native People of Wisconsin

Native People of Wisconsin explores the Native Nations in Wisconsin, including their histories and cultural traditions. Readers will use the text’s maps, illustrations, and photographs to investigate how rapid change [more]

October 29, 2017

Lifting the Nets: Gurnoe Decision

Anishinaabe have hunted, fished, and gathered since time immemorial. Reserved harvest rights were protected and guaranteed through treaties with the US. State governments suppressed harvest rights, limiting the ability of [more]

October 29, 2017

Crossing the Line: Tribble Brothers

Anishinaabe have harvested fish from inland lakes since time immemorial. Reserved rights to hunt, fish, and gather are protected through treaties between the Anishinaabe and the US. Despite these formal [more]

October 29, 2017

Place-Based Education

Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other [more]

October 17, 2017

Seats of Government

Download map that shows the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin’s seats of government and their tribal seals.

October 2, 2017

Wisconsin Biographies, Chief Oshkosh: Leader in Troubled Times

During a time when the United States government was pushing many American Indian nations off their lands, Chief Oshkosh worked to negotiate treaties that would allow the Menominee to stay [more]

October 1, 2017

Cultures & People in Wisconsin

In this teacher-created lesson plan, students simulate the Ho-Chunk being removed from their land, whether it be by force, choice, or trickery. Modifications for emergent bilingual students are provided. Note [more]

October 1, 2017

Jingle Dancer

Jingle Dancer is a short, picture book that gives learners a contemporary view of an American Indian family framed by one child’s quest to dance following the tradition of women [more]

October 1, 2017