I find Indian Education for All to be a very useful and needed part of education. The children of Montana are very unaware of the history of Native Americans, which leads to discrimination and misunderstandings. Growing up on a reservaton, I have seen firsthand, the effects of lack of Indian Ed. It contributes so much to the community when everyone of all ages is able to understand others.
In my classroom, I would have each student pick a tribe that they find interesting, research that tribe, and complete various activities that I would provide for them. They could pick out of many activities such as a slide show, Power Point presentation, drawing/painting, or any other means of protraying their specific tribe. I think it would be fun to make the assignment into a multi-genre activity, where the student could pick different ways to portray the tribe as long as it is approved by the teacher. I feel that this gives the students more freedom in how they present to the rest of the class.
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the freedom in the assignment is a good idea, it would be tricky to control but if watched closely would allow students to really find something interesting, therefore more likely to make an effect on their life
the previous statement is by Marissa S. sorry
I think the is a great activity. This gives students of the class the chance to learn about different American Indian tribes and express what they learned in a variety of ways. This activity would be a great way for clear up their misunderstandings of American Indians on their own.
Kjel O.
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