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Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Presentation on Columbus' Diary
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
This lesson plan is meant to have students critically analyze historical accounts that glorify the Spaniards at the time of the so-called “discovery”…
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Handouts to analyze the concept of Civilization
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Presentation on the concept of Civilization
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
This lesson plan encourages students to think critically about the concept of “civilization.” The ideology of “civilization” served to legitimize…
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
This unit will challenge the Eurocentric narrative that describes a peaceful, progressive colonialism of Latin America. It will allow students to…
Theodori de Bry
Spanish conquistadors committing atrocities against Native American slaves, image created as material against Catholics by Protestants.
A reproduction of Theodori de Bry's illustration for Las Casas 1598 book. It illustrates Las Casas' extravagant depiction of the Spanish abuses to the…
Taylor Gaskins, Deborah Michaels
We Are Still Here
The question, who is Native American, is essential to understanding Native American history and their interactions with European settlers, and has…