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.
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.