Indigenous History
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Lesson Plan: Amazon Rainforest Defenders Confront Violence, Encroachment and Politics
Students will learn about activist Chico Mendes and explore continuing efforts to protect the natural resources found in the Amazon rainforest.
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Lesson Plan: The Legacy of Government-Run Boarding Schools
Students will use primary sources, including interviews, images, newspaper articles and speeches, to evaluate the short term and long term effects of government-run boarding schools.
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Lesson Plan: Understanding Boarding Schools for Native Americans
Students will learn about federally run boarding schools created to force the assimilation of Native American children into white society.
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Lesson Plan: The Indian Child Welfare Act
Students will learn about how for generations, Native American children were removed from their homes and placed with white families. A recent Supreme Court ruling affirms the rights of Native families and tribes, giving them preference in adoption and foster care.
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Lesson Plan: The Occupation of Alcatraz Island
Students will learn about the occupation of Alcatraz Island and explore the consequences of the takeover.
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In the Long Fight to Protect Native American Families, a Law Stands Guard
For generations, Native American children were removed from their homes and placed with white families. A recent Supreme Court ruling affirms the rights of Native families and tribes, giving them preference in adoption and foster care placement.
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Generations Stolen
For decades, Native children were forcibly separated from their families – today, communities are working to overcome generations of trauma.
