Agriculture has historically played a major role in the development of cultures and communities across the world. Ccompare and contrast Pueblo Indian agriculture with contemporary commercial agriculture.
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The Competition for Self-Sufficiency through Gaming
Students will analyze gaming revenue and looking at the state of the different gaming tribes in regards to their mean revenue.
What Would Pythagoras Think of Pueblo Bonito?
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.
Seeking Balance to Meet the Needs of Our Communities through the Mathematics of Solving
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.
Pueblos and the Vietnam War
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.
What is Wellness?
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.
Creating a Movement Through Resilience
Explore how the resilience of the Pueblo people protected and maintained their communities through communication, resilience, and working together.
Origins of Democracy – Observing Ancient Civilizations in Modern Practices
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.
Poveka: A Pueblo Legacy
In historical times, Pueblo pottery was used for utilitarian purposes such as carrying water and storing items, water and food. One such potter was Maria Poveka Martinez, a woman from San Ildefonso Pueblo who lived in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Wellness Through Running and Dancing
Focusing on Native running and dancing and how they are used for healing, prayer, and storytelling. At the core of the lessons is the importance of maintaining an active healthy lifestyle.