The Indigenous Wisdom curriculum is rich with instructional strategies, resources, and Pueblo-centered cultural knowledge that is valuable to students from diverse backgrounds and dispositions in life. Lesson plans are available in language arts, social studies, mathematics, health & wellness, and science.
Students will analyze gaming revenue and looking at the state of the different gaming tribes in regards to their mean revenue.
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Though there are many math lessons that can be connected to sacred site, in this unit will simply focus on the structures of the circular Kivas and how mathematics today can help us understand the complex minds of our ancestors.
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Using the Housing and Urban Development Act, students will learn the effects on Native American communties, the restrictions implemented, and will model problems with constraints related to construction through a system of equations.
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Much of the experience for Pueblo people during and as a result of The Great Depression led to some unlikely benefits as federal legislation and increased government spending generated change that helped to stimulate economic activities through artistic endeavors, public works projects, and resurgence in farming/ranching.
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In the southwest, symbols and icons depicted on rocks, cultural wares, regalia, and other objects have stood the test of time despite cycles of innumerable interpretations, physical acts of vandalism and monetary exploitation.
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Explore an in-depth understanding of how language has a profound impact on one’s sense of self as it relates to identity, in addition to understanding how language influences one’s place in culture and society.
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Issues of personal land ownership and individual rights have continued to threaten the practice of collective stewardship over lands and natural resources for Pueblo peoples. The lessons in this unit examine themes of cultural and historical preservation, protection of sacredness, and engagement in activism at local and national levels.
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This unit of study connects to the 100-years’ timeline as part of the change in political efforts following the Termination Period and parallel with the Indian Civil Rights era during the period of Restoration of Language, Culture, Governance, and Religion.
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Explore the understanding of identity and culture, and how an educational experience changes one’s perception of one’s self and surroundings.
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Reflect on the four elements of wellness; emotional, physical, intellectual, and community. Students will assess their own lives and identify community concerns. Upon identifying concerns, the students will be able to create proactive ways to help their community to be healthy and well.
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Explore how the resilience of the Pueblo people protected and maintained their communities through communication, resilience, and working together.
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