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Jan Adkins gives us some great reasons for making sure Native American languages do not fade away! |
Social Studies
Explore Indian Wars
What do your students know about the Indians Wars, the name given to all of the fighting between European colonists and later the US government and the native populations on the North American continent? Time to do some digging. Have students examine regional areas and create timelines and reason charts for the major conflicts. Do patterns emerge? Do behaviors stay consistent regardless of which party is in power? Do some geographical areas stand out? Let them explore and discuss, and then practice drawing conclusions.
Explore citizenship requirements
Author Adkins tells readers that Native Americans were not granted citizenship until 1924, and not allowed to vote in all states until 1957. The 14th amendment specifically grants citizenship to all individuals born on American soil. But that amendment was passed in 1868 and women did not gain full voting privileges until 1920, Native Americans, 1957, and African Americans, 1965. So what rights are afforded to citizens? Have students explore exactly what is meant by the term US Citizen.
Explore language as a part of culture
Language is an important part of culture. Have your students explore language as an element of culture. In addition to communicating words, how else does language operate to reflect a culture?
Explore contributions of Native Americans
This Minute informs readers about the contributions of Native Americans during the first and second World Wars. Use this Minute to have students explore other Native American contributions.
STEM
Explore codes
Computer code, Morse code, secret code, what exactly is a code? How do languages behave as codes? What elements make a code weak? Strong? Use this Minute to launch and exploration of all things coded. Have students try to construct codes for other students to deconstruct.
Research Skills
Explore museums - take a virtual field trip
Have your students check out the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian family of museums. Students can search the collections by geographical location, culture, topic and more.
Explore Indian Wars
What do your students know about the Indians Wars, the name given to all of the fighting between European colonists and later the US government and the native populations on the North American continent? Time to do some digging. Have students examine regional areas and create timelines and reason charts for the major conflicts. Do patterns emerge? Do behaviors stay consistent regardless of which party is in power? Do some geographical areas stand out? Let them explore and discuss, and then practice drawing conclusions.
Explore citizenship requirements
Author Adkins tells readers that Native Americans were not granted citizenship until 1924, and not allowed to vote in all states until 1957. The 14th amendment specifically grants citizenship to all individuals born on American soil. But that amendment was passed in 1868 and women did not gain full voting privileges until 1920, Native Americans, 1957, and African Americans, 1965. So what rights are afforded to citizens? Have students explore exactly what is meant by the term US Citizen.
Explore language as a part of culture
Language is an important part of culture. Have your students explore language as an element of culture. In addition to communicating words, how else does language operate to reflect a culture?
Explore contributions of Native Americans
This Minute informs readers about the contributions of Native Americans during the first and second World Wars. Use this Minute to have students explore other Native American contributions.
STEM
Explore codes
Computer code, Morse code, secret code, what exactly is a code? How do languages behave as codes? What elements make a code weak? Strong? Use this Minute to launch and exploration of all things coded. Have students try to construct codes for other students to deconstruct.
Research Skills
Explore museums - take a virtual field trip
Have your students check out the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian family of museums. Students can search the collections by geographical location, culture, topic and more.
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