Laura B. #4c

Education about Native Americans is very important to our history. I learned that there are certain tribes that don't even have a reservation. Courtney also informed us about dance and powwows. If a dancer is not on the beat of the drum they can be disqualified. When a dancer steps up on stage they don't know what song will be played, but they have practiced for many of the songs. The flashier the dress, the better. Some activities to incorporate Native American studies into an art class would be to study some of the pattern and have students draw the patterns from different tribes. For a geography class it would be interesting to study the region the reservation is located and learn about what kind of traditions are practiced. Maybe even have a powwow in class. Just for fun.

Kjel O. 4C

Last class when we discussed Native American Education for All and I learned several things about Native Americans. One thing that really stood out to me was the amount of Indian reservations there is in the state of Montana. I have lived in Montana for my entire life and was well aware that there was several reservations but I had no idea the number was as high as 8! Another important thing I learned was that in most Indian culture's , making eye contact with someone of a higher stature is considered disrespectful. This information could make teaching situations much easier when working with Native Americans easier.

There are several ways I believe I can incorporate Indian Education for all in my classroom. One way I believe that would be great for all students in my class would be to incorporate Indian Dance into my dance unit. This would be a great way for American Indians in my class to express themselves as well as share part of their heritage with the class. This would also be a wonderful activity for other students to learn the importance of dance in Indian culture's. Another activity I could use would be to incorporate Indian games into my unit. Evens activities as simple as traditional archery target shooting would be great!

Kelsey H #4C

Two things I learned about Indian Education for All are there are different ways of teaching Native American students. The Learning Center I did on different strategies was very helpful. Knowing different ways to arrange the classroom to who I can call upon for help in my classroom is helpful. The second thing I learned is how there is starting to be books written from the Native American perspective on our Nation's history. These books would be very helpful in the classroom to help keep the bias to a minimum.
Two ideas I can incorporate into the classroom could be with literature and history. With literature I can give my students a book which has Native Americans in the story. I would divide the students into groups and give each group an area to research. Areas for them to research would be what tribe is in the book, where is the tribe located, any information they could find on the tribe, what is their native language. The groups would write down their thoughts and ideas first and then research to find out how close they were to their thoughts. Secondly, in a history lesson I could present a certain time frame and ask the students to research the time period from the "Euro-American" side and from the Native American side. What was going on at the time for both sides, how were wars, massacres, trading, etc seen from both sides. Then as a class we could look at the differences from each side.