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Indian Land Tenure Curriculum > Grades 6-8

This curriculum is available online in both HTML and smaller PDF files below.

  • The entire 6-8 curriculum in PDF format can be accessed here. The file is 63 pages long and 3.46 MB in size. Smaller files of lessons can be found below.
  • 6-8 Resource List HTML | PDF
 

Standard 1 - American Indian traditional land values

  Curriculum Summary
Lesson 1 Origin stories and land stewardship beliefs
Lesson 2 Respectful care and stewardship of lands
Lesson 3 Observing nature
Lesson 4 Similarities and differences between tribal communities and beliefs
 
Standard 2 - American Indian land tenure history
  Curriculum Summary
Lesson 1 North American colonization / Colonization in other parts of the world
Lesson 2 Early relationships between tribes and US government
Lesson 3 Differences in the ways settlers and American Indians viewed and used land
Lesson 4 Indian land tenure and treaties
Lesson 5 The idealism behind the Dawes Act
Standard 3 - Contemporary American Indian land issues
  Curriculum Summary
Lesson 1 Tribal natural resources management
Lesson 2 Types of landownership on Indian reservations
Lesson 3 Fractionation, probate, and Indian self-determination
Lesson 4 Tribal constitutions and laws
Standard 4 - Land use and stewardship
  Curriculum Summary
Lesson 1 Tribal leadership
Lesson 2 Case study in tribal leadership and land use: the Makah Whaling Conflict
Lesson 3 Case study in tribal land and resources management: Menominee Tribal Enterprises
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