LAND / CORN / CONQUEST / RELIGION / GENOCIDE / WARFARE / RESISTANCE / Videos – Desperate Crossing (2007) includes voices of Wampanoag historians on first encounters in Cape Cod.īuild a strong understanding of the historical perspective of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by using a mind-map for the following conceptual frames:.Readings – Rethinking Columbus – Introduction: “Why Rethink Columbus?” “We Have No Reason to Celebrate,” “America to Indians: Stay in the 19th Century!” (pages 10-14).To examine different perspectives of history prior to engaging with the content of the book, options for pre-reading of history “from the shore” follow: Help prepare young students to engage with the content, using principles of trauma-informed critical pedagogy (see Cities of Peace, “What Is Trauma-Informed Critical Pedagogy,” pages 134-135) to begin discussions prior to reading. Some of the histories might be traumatic for young people encountering it for the first time. Much of the content presented in An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People represents perspectives not often addressed in young adult literature. She’s a curriculum coordinator for the NEH-Teaching Native American Histories Summer Institute in Wampanoag Territory, Massachusetts, and teaches at the University of New Mexico in the College of Education.īack to contents PRE-READING PREPARATION FOR LEARNERS She has teamed with Indigenous curriculum writers in New Mexico to publish the Indigenous Wisdom Pueblo-based education curriculum and is working with a team to publish an Indigenous-centered public school curriculum for the Indian Education Division of the NM Public Education Department. Natalie Martinez, PhD (Laguna Pueblo), is a professional educator in New Mexico and a former administrator and teacher at the tribally controlled middle school located in her Pueblo Nation. These suggested readings center on a black-white binary of race but are useful to develop the language and framework needed to discuss privilege and apply to Indigenous peoples’ experiences: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (2018), “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh (1989), “Why Talk about Whiteness?” by Emily Chiariello (2016), and the podcast White Privilege by Mark Linsenmayer (2017).īack to contents About the Author of This Guide To help young learners grasp settler colonialism, teachers must decode privilege. The tenets of settler colonialism are foundational to the American story, told “from the shore, not the ship”-an Indigenous perspective described by Jose Barreiro-is vital to untangle US history. The adapters present the history of the United States to help learners “learn to think more completely and more critically about their own history.” This curriculum guide offers learners multiple ways to navigate commonly misunderstood and often ignored parts of US history. Sections of this curriculum guide are based on the adapters’ prompts to help students examine the complexities of the topics addressed within each chapter. Learners should grasp the concepts introduced before chapter 1, to fully interact with the conceptual framework and paradigm shift. The introductory chapter is highlighted to develop foundational knowledge and contextual awareness of the perspectives and context of the book. The curricular framework is based on CCSS-RWH (grades 6-8) with lesson discussions, activities, and suggestions for extension written for middle grades and young adult learners. It also includes a language development section to build Tier 3 historical academic vocabulary to help build learners’ engagement with the text. The guide follows a sequential pattern and addresses topics as they appear in the book. The format of this teacher’s curriculum guide follows each chapter with writing prompts, discussion questions, and learning extensions. This curriculum guide accompanies the book An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People (2019) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese. Teachers’ Guide: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People Contentsĭownload the Teachers’ Guide How to Use This Guide:
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