I decided not to go with 7 Sisters Homeschool's unit study and create my own. My unit study isn't an all-encompassing study of Native America. There's no way you could do that in one month. I chose topics based on what looked really interesting to me. This is for a high school junior, so there is mature content in some of these resources. We also haven't done the unit study yet, so I don't know how it will go.
Literature
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- Website: Native American Poems and Prayers www.firstpeople.us
Extra Resources (optional, but we own them already)
- National Geographic's Atlas of Indian Nations
- National Geographic's The Indian Wars
- Great Courses: History of Native Peoples of North America
History
- Video - Native American Cultures (1491-1607) APUSH Tom Richey
- Video - The Dark History of Mount Rushmore (TED-ED)
- Video - The Rise and Fall of the Lakota Empire (TED-ED)
- Video - The Last Chief of the Comanches and the Fall of an Empire (TED-ED)
- Movie - Dances with Wolves, possibly Last of the Mohicans
Culture
- Video - 6 Misconceptions About Native American People
- Video - A Conversation with Native Americans About Race
- Video - Five Native American Languages (Pledge of Allegiance)
- Video - Hopi Origin Story
- Interactive Map of Native American Cultures www.native-land.ca
Art
- Website - Madison County IL Gen Web "Legend of the Piasa Bird"
- Artist Study: Joan Hill - interview with First American Art Magazine
- Petroglyphs
- San Salvador Petroglyph of Spanish Ship 1542
- Petroglyph National Monument (there is a website and wikipedia page)
- Video - Mysterious Petroglyphs of the Southwest
- Video - Anasazi Style Pottery
- Project - trying some clay pottery
- View the online collection of the Eiteljorg Museum
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