NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE
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GRADES: HIGH SCHOOL
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APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF TIME: 2--50 MINUTE SESSIONS
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GOAL: The students will be able to assess and distinguish the differences between the Native American perspective and the American author's perpetuated "Myth of the Vanishing Race."
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SUMMARY:
This lesson uses excerpts from the book An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: For Young People to critically examine the Native American perspective of "The Myth of the Vanishing Race."
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LEARNING TARGETS:
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Students will produce a written report comparing and contrasting primary and secondary sources from American historical authors and Native American authors to understand that by not including marginalized voices in history the perpetuation of myths will continue.
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After reading excerpts from Native Americans, students will be able to critically examine documents from the Native American perspective to compare and contrast against the American authors from the previous lesson "American Historical Authors."
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MATERIALS:
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Computer/Internet
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Notepaper and pencil/pen
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PDF Current Native American History (all student copies optional if projecting on the board)
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PDF Worksheet Current Native American history
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PDF Final thoughts--Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States For Young People
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LESSON:
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Native Americans beyond the 19th-century.
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Current Native American history.
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a. Project or hand out copies of the following PDF to introduce the students to current Native American history.
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i. Current Native American History PDF
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*Review and discuss PDF with class.
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ii. Complete worksheet Current Native American History PDF
Final thoughts from-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States For Young People PDF
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*Review and discuss how historiography shaped American history for Native Americans.
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Assessment in this lesson:
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1. Informal assessment through class discussion
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2. Completed the worksheet
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3 Complete a final essay providing evidence from the lesson providing evidence for historiography's role in the future of how history is remembered, written about, and taught.