The Young family shares their thoughts about why it is important to include American Indian perspectives when teaching history. Native American people are often written about in history books as if they no longer exist or were enemies of the United States.
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Discussion and Writing Questions- Why do you think some Native Americans are misidentified as Hispanic or Latino in urban settings?
- Why is it important to learn the histories of all groups of people in the United States?
- What do you think causes some people to believe that Native Americans no longer exist?
- What is a stereotype? How have American Indians been stereotyped?
- Have you watched any movies or read any books that portray Native Americans in a negative way? If so, explain.
- Brainstorm ways in which Native American tribes and individuals are different from each other.
- Explain why it is important to view history from multiple perspectives.
- Tank and Kiona described some ways they stay healthy. What are some activities you do to stay healthy?
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Research Topics- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Crisis (for older students)
- American Indian boarding/residential schools
- Sports teams and the Native American mascot debate
- History book critique: What information is being left out?
- Media critique: How has the media perpetuated (continued) Native American stereotypes?
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