Website/Lesson Plans: American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges - Smithsonian Institution

Erin Weinman

Initial Publication Date: April 29, 2016

Summary

This website provides lessons plans and teaching resources that meets National Education Standards.

Students will learn how four American Indian communities are working to address serious environmental problems. They will watch brief videos, answer focus questions, use interactives, and complete the online story project planner (link unavailable) to see how environmental issues are intertwined with cultural preservation. To demonstrate what they've learned, students will share a presentation with the class. Teachers, you are invited to upload your students' projects to our shared stories gallery (link unavailable).

Learning Goals

Throughout their long histories, American Indian peoples have thrived on, respected, and protected the environments that make up their homelands. Being good stewards of the environment remains important to American Indians today.

This website provides lessons plans and teaching resources that meets National Education Standards.

Context for Use

Take some time to check out the website and decide how to use it with your students. Read the background information for each tribe, watch the videos, and review the interactive and focus questions. https://americanindian.si.edu/environment/Teachers.cshtml

Description and Teaching Materials

Explore >>American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges.

http://www.nmai.si.edu/environment/

Developed by The National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution) in partnership with: Akwesasne Mohawk, Campo Kumeyaay Nation, Leech Lake Ojibwe, Lummi Nation