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Who Am I?

Who Am I? — Lesson plan in the WoLakota Project and Teachings of Our Elders searchable archive.

Lesson plan · North Dakota · NDNAEU 1 · NDNAEU 7

Themes: Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Education & learning, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Community & responsibility, Listening & observation

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Who Am I?” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What is my purpose in life? Who Am I? How did the Wolf teach the Anishinaabe their gift or purpose? Standards and Practices North Dakota Studies/Culture Standards 7.6.2 Explain how individuals and institutions influence one another 7.6.3 Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns 7.6.5 Explain how rivalry and tension between cultures contribute to world conflict Staging the Question How does one contribute to others/the earth? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 How is Native Identity important to individual Native Americans? What is your identity? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Students will read the posters and listen to 2 Native Americans, Joe White Mountain and Carol Davis and understand their view on Native Identity. Students will create a foot step pattern on their journey to find “Who they are” and their purpose in life is. Featured Sources Featured Sources Posters on Joe White Mountain and Carol Davis and video of them www.teachingsofourelders.org Video on Prince EA on “I am NOT black, you are NOT white” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLDulaww_QM Word document instructions on their footprints in life SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) none SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension none Taking Informed Action / Real World Application Have a gallery of all the students posters footprints in the hallway to show the school/community every student has a purpose and everyone should respect others goals/dream.

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