Beginning with a contextual overview, students will dive into the role of activism, the media, and the U.S. government in protecting or threatening sacred land. Students will leave this unit with a greater appreciation for grassroots movement and a greater sense of the Native sacred land that surrounds them. This unit involves a final project that allows students to practice creating historical narratives, creating arguments, and creating creative elements to tell the story of the #NoDAPL protests. Lessons from this unit can be taught individually or as a whole unit. Specifically, these lessons could be used to supplement students' understanding of exploration, Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion, U.S. modern domestic policy, and modern activism.]]>