Native American Identity Lesson 2 Lesson Plan

Native American Identity Lesson 2 Lesson Plan

We Are Still Here

In this lesson, students will learn about the historical classifications that the federal government gave to Native American tribes to classify them as “Indian” or “non-Indian”. Students will also evaluate the reasoning behind government classifications of Native Americans, and how that process affected Native American tribes. Students will gain the foundation of knowledge on how Native American identity was constructed in US society from the 18th century until the 20th century.

Taylor Gaskins, Deborah Michaels

English

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