In many ways, Pueblo practices of cooperation to care for the land and the people, are common in the development of civilizations across the world. This unit explores the concurrent development of ancient practices in democracy as ancient Pueblo people and ancient Greeks established principles of governance for their people.
This Pueblo-based curriculum aims to strengthen the identity of Native American children in New Mexico by providing comprehensive K-12 unit plans on the complex political, social, cultural, and economic history of the Pueblo nations of New Mexico. The curriculum is rich with instructional strategies, resources, and Pueblo-centered cultural knowledge that will be valuable to students from diverse backgrounds and dispositions in life.