Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 2
Themes: Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Education & learning, Boarding schools & assimilation, Healing & resilience, Spirituality & ceremony, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity
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Todd County Middle School: My Journey health curriculum
Quarter 1 Week 2 Day 3
Native American Contributions to Society Module 1 Lesson 5| OSEU 2: Identity &
Resiliency
Compelling
How did investigating Native Americans from the past and the impact they
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have had on society today make you feel?
OSEU 2
Standard 2.1 –Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin people’s understanding of the
interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health.
• Standard 2.2 –Describe the impact of Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and
beliefs, upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens.
Standards and
Practices • Standard 2.3 --Recognize that there is a continuum of tribal identity, ranging from assimilated
to traditional lifestyle, that includes each unique subculture or individual member within the
Oceti Sakowin.
Key Concepts:
-Contribution
-Cultural Strengths
-Cultural Pride
Staging the
Did you learn something that you didn’t know?
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Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3
Where you surprised to learn of Do these contributions change the Do you feel a sense of pride when you
these many contributions? view of yourself or relatives? learned of the many contributions to society?
Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task
Group Discussion (Groups present
My Journey Journal Class discussion
their findings)
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My Journey curriculum pg 44-49 My Journey curriculum pg 44-49 My Journey curriculum pg 44-49
Summative Argument How come society doesn’t acknowledge and give Native American’s credit for
Performance playing a crucial role in shaping American society as we know it today?
Task
Extension
Taking Informed
Action